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Folding Fan1750

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Folding fan fully opened, with ivory or bone sticks, scalloped dark-tipped edges, and a painted paper leaf depicting two figures in period costume in a landscape

Unknown, Folding Fan, 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Miguel S. Llanos and Mrs.Franklin R. Johnson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
Holland or Germany
Date Made
1750
Medium
Vellum leaf with gouache and gold paint, ivory sticks and guard
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 11 in. (27.94 cm) Length (Length of guard): 10 7/8 in. (27.62 cm) Depth of leaf: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm) Length (Spread): 19 7/8 in. (50.48 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Miguel S. Llanos and Mrs.Franklin R. Johnson
Accession Number
M.84.173
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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