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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Folding fan, the mount painted in body colour and gold on paper. The painting depicts a man playing a flageolet to a lady, and a lady offering a basket of roses to two other persons in a wooded landscape. In the background are buildings and distant hills. The guards and sticks are pierced, carved, and inlaid ivory, with a carved pattern of male and female figures within compartments and lattice-works. The back of the mount is slightly painted with flowers.

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Categories	Accessories Fans
Object type	Fan
Materials and techniques	Painted paper on carved and inlaid ivory Ivory Paper Paint Carving Painting Inlay (Process)
Brief description	Painted paper on carved and inlaid ivory, England, ca. 1750.
Physical description	Folding fan, the mount painted in body colour and gold on paper. The painting depicts a man playing a flageolet to a lady, and a lady offering a basket of roses to two other persons in a wooded landscape. In the background are buildings and distant hills. The guards and sticks are pierced, carved, and inlaid ivory, with a carved pattern of male and female figures within compartments and lattice-works. The back of the mount is slightly painted with flowers.
Dimensions	Of guard length: 10.75in Open width: 19.875in
Credit line	Gift of Mrs. Kemp-Welch
Object history	Registered File number 1919/6463.
Subjects depicted	Roses Landscape Man Woman Flageolet Musicians
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.103-1929

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O366444/fan-unknown/

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