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Folding Fanafter August 8, 1779

Not on view
Fully opened folding fan with carved ivory sticks and a painted leaf depicting a nighttime naval fire scene in the center and two oval landscape vignettes on each side
Folding fan with ivory sticks featuring pierced and carved floral lattice work; paper leaf painted with a central landscape vignette of a tower amid trees, flanked by a flowing pink and blue striped ribbon, with gilt edges along the sticks.
Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
after August 8, 1779
Medium
Skin leaf, ivory sticks and guards, silver metallic and diamond paste rivet
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 10 1/4 in. (26.04 cm) Spread: 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) Length (Length of guard): 10 1/4 in. (26.04 cm) Depth of leaf: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lillian Burkhardt Goldsmith
Accession Number
29.32.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles