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Folding Fan1760s

Not on view
Fully opened decorative fan with ivory sticks and painted leaf depicting chinoiserie figures, flowering branches with birds, and gilded scrollwork in taupe, pink, gold, and white

Unknown, Folding Fan, 1760s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anita S. Watson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
1760s
Medium
Gouache, gold gilt paint and silver foil on paper leaf with inset mica; ivory sticks with gold leaf foil, brass metallic button and rivet
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 11 1/8 in. (28.26 cm) Length (Length of guard): 11 in. (27.94 cm) Depth of leaf: 5 3/8 in. (13.65 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 3/4 in. (14.61 cm) Spread: 20 1/8 in. (51.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.69
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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