Fan
1740-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The fresh greens of this fan leaf recall an English summer. The scene includes vibrant red hollyhocks beside two classical urns and a canopy of leafy branches. The accuracy of the flower painting is a clue to where the fan was made. English fan artists and designers were renowned for their precise interpretations of flowers and foliage. The light floral border, the sea-shells and the ornate curling branches are in the Rococo style. However, the sticks are Chinese in origin. They were made in China by workers deliberately copying Western designs for export to Europe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on vellum, with carved and pierced ivory sticks and guards |
| Brief description | Fan, painted vellum with pierced ivory sticks and guards, France, mid 18th century; pastoral scene |
| Physical description | Fan, vellum, painted with scene of a lady fishing, the reverse mostly unpainted, with a floral border, sticks made from carved ivory. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Field Gibson |
| Object history | Given by Mr Field Gibson |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The fresh greens of this fan leaf recall an English summer. The scene includes vibrant red hollyhocks beside two classical urns and a canopy of leafy branches. The accuracy of the flower painting is a clue to where the fan was made. English fan artists and designers were renowned for their precise interpretations of flowers and foliage. The light floral border, the sea-shells and the ornate curling branches are in the Rococo style. However, the sticks are Chinese in origin. They were made in China by workers deliberately copying Western designs for export to Europe. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1763-1869 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2003 |
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