Preparations for a fancy dress ball
Design
ca. 1885-1905 (made)
ca. 1885-1905 (made)
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Fan design featuring people in a variety of theatrical costumes, including a harlequin, dancers and a pirate figure. Pencilled with design instructions in French on the silk.
Object details
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| Title | Preparations for a fancy dress ball (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour on silk |
| Brief description | Fan design, watercolour on silk, Charles Conder, France, ca. 1885-1905 |
| Physical description | Fan design featuring people in a variety of theatrical costumes, including a harlequin, dancers and a pirate figure. Pencilled with design instructions in French on the silk. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Monture du / papier Creswick / Creme / Laisse marge de cette largeur / c c (Inscribed with instructions for the design in pencil on the silk) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Hans Velten |
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| Accession number | P.160-1931 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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