Fan
1830-1840 (made)
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In the 19th century the decorative themes for fans became more light-hearted. They often played with the idea of the right side and reverse of the fan leaf, as you can see in this example. A row of women in fashionable dress of the 1830s stand on either side of a man wearing a cloak. A back view of the figures appears on the reverse. The sticks are shaped like a guitar. The fan was probably made for the Spanish market.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving coloured with gouache on paper, with painted wooden sticks |
| Brief description | Fan, 1830-1840, French for the Spanish market; paper with front and back views of fashionable ladies and gentleman, and sticks of painted wood resembling guitars |
| Physical description | Paper fan painted with a row of women in fashionable dress of the 1830s standing on either side of a man wearing a cloak. A back view of the figures appears on the reverse. The satinwood sticks are shaped like guitars. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Emily Beauclerk |
| Summary | In the 19th century the decorative themes for fans became more light-hearted. They often played with the idea of the right side and reverse of the fan leaf, as you can see in this example. A row of women in fashionable dress of the 1830s stand on either side of a man wearing a cloak. A back view of the figures appears on the reverse. The sticks are shaped like a guitar. The fan was probably made for the Spanish market. |
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| Accession number | T.123-1920 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2003 |
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