Fan Leaf
ca. 1750 - ca. 1775 (made)
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This fan leaf, printed with a Chinoiserie design, is probably English in origin. When finished such fans would have been aimed at the cheaper end of the market and probably sold on the street.
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Materials and techniques | Etching |
Brief description | Fan leaf printed with chinoiserie design; English, third quarter of the 18th century i.e. 1750-1775. |
Physical description | Fan leaf printed with a Chinoiserie design. Figures in a Chinese landscape printed on a double layer of paper. The landscape is in two halves with the left side a pastoral Western scene of hay gathering, and in the foreground women and children in Western costume gathering flowers, also a farmhouse and lambs. In the background are two men in a boat. On the right half is a Chinese landscape with two men and a woman in Chinese costume, one with a parosol and another with a tray of jugs, a pagoda and other structure (church?) in the background, the trees on a hillock in the background include palm trees. In the centre is a plant on a rock and a basket of flowers. |
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Object history | Martin Willcocks Collection |
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Summary | This fan leaf, printed with a Chinoiserie design, is probably English in origin. When finished such fans would have been aimed at the cheaper end of the market and probably sold on the street. |
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Accession number | E.1059-1992 |
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Record created | March 17, 2009 |
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