Fan
1840-1860 (made)
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Printed lithographic fans became the most popular type from about 1840 to 1870. They had watercolour washes as decoration and elaborate sticks of bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, lacquered wood or papier maché. French manufacturers produced them and exported them in great numbers to other European countries. The choice of subject on the leaf was usually romantic and set in the 18th century, as you can see here. This type of scene imitates the Rococo style and pastoral subject-matter of many 18th-century fans. It is part of the Rococo Revival in design that occurred in the arts in the 1830s and 1840s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithographed and hand watercoloured paper, with lacquered papier mache sticks and brass metal pin |
| Brief description | Fan with lithographic design, paper leaf, sticks and guards of papier mache with mother of pearl, France, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Fan made of paper with a coloured lithographic design. The sticks are of papier mache, black with formal gold rococo type scrolls surrounding a floral spray enriched with tinted mother of pearl. The brass metal pin has a mother of pearl washer. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss B. Hinton |
| Summary | Printed lithographic fans became the most popular type from about 1840 to 1870. They had watercolour washes as decoration and elaborate sticks of bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, lacquered wood or papier maché. French manufacturers produced them and exported them in great numbers to other European countries. The choice of subject on the leaf was usually romantic and set in the 18th century, as you can see here. This type of scene imitates the Rococo style and pastoral subject-matter of many 18th-century fans. It is part of the Rococo Revival in design that occurred in the arts in the 1830s and 1840s. |
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| Accession number | T.157-1971 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2003 |
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