Fan
1730s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fan with carved and pierced ivory sticks and guards, inset with mother-of-pearl. The paper leaf is painted with watercolours in a scene of men and women reading and conversing in a garden. On the reverse is painted a waterside scene with a woman watching a departing boat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory, mother-of-pearl, paper, watercolours; hand-carved, inlaid, painted |
| Brief description | Fan with ivory sticks, painted paper leaf, group conversing in a garden, 1730s, Dutch |
| Physical description | Fan with carved and pierced ivory sticks and guards, inset with mother-of-pearl. The paper leaf is painted with watercolours in a scene of men and women reading and conversing in a garden. On the reverse is painted a waterside scene with a woman watching a departing boat. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Emily Beauclerk |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.107-1920 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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