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The Feast

Design
1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a fan, depicting a feast at a long table, with a staircase leading down to the kitchens below.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Feast (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
watercolour drawing on vellum
Brief description
Design for a fan titled 'The Feast', Henrietta Montalba, England, 1870
Physical description
Design for a fan, depicting a feast at a long table, with a staircase leading down to the kitchens below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5in
  • Width: 21in
Object history
This design was a prize object in a competition of fan designs, submitted by Henrietta Montalba of the South Kensington School of Art.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
28-1871

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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