Girls Playing Blind Man's Bluff

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

Gouache on vellum fan painting depicting girls playing the children's game, blind man's bluff. The fan is kept in a fan-shaped gilt wooden frame.

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Categories	Accessories Children & Childhood Fans
Object type	Gouache on vellum
Title	Girls Playing Blind Man's Bluff (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Gouache on vellum Gouache Vellum Wood Gilt Painting
Brief description	Anonymous fan painting depicting girls playing the children's game, blind man's bluff. The fan is kept in a fan-shaped gilt wooden frame. Probably French, c.1700.
Physical description	Gouache on vellum fan painting depicting girls playing the children's game, blind man's bluff. The fan is kept in a fan-shaped gilt wooden frame.
Dimensions	Height: 6.4375in Width: 19.75in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Subjects depicted	Fan Games Children Girls
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1932. London: HMSO, 1933.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.33-1932

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1067737/girls-playing-blind-mans-bluff-gouache-on-vellum-unknown/

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