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E. Christophe
Folding Fancirca 1895

Not on view
Fully opened folding fan with painted paper leaf showing a pastoral group scene in 18th-century dress, gold scrollwork borders, and pierced ivory sticks with a pink silk tassel
Folded paper and ivory fan, fully open, with gilt scrollwork across white leaf; central oval medallion painted with three figures in a garden setting; ivory sticks pierced with leaf-shaped cutwork and fine engraved lines; silk tassel attached at the pivot.
Maker
E. Christophe
France, 1827-1892
Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1895
Medium
Paper leaf, bone sticks, gilded brass metallic loop, brass metallic button and rivet, silk tassel
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm) Length (Length of guard): 10 5/8 in. (26.99 cm) Depth of leaf: 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 3/8 in. (13.65 cm) Spread: 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lillian Burkhardt Goldsmith
Accession Number
29.32.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles