Fan
Date1840
MediumMother-of-pearl, wood, paper
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. W. S. Webb
Object number1931.9.4
DescriptionSticks are carved and gilded mother-of-pearl in a floral design. The leaf is paper decorated with a printed border with niches surrounding three surroundings of lithographed scenes. The border is gilded with painted figures in the niches and a pair of animals fighting at their feet. The two outside medallions show spanish peasants dancing, the larger central scene shows a family in an ox-drawn cart with two peasants dancing by the roadside. The left hand medallion contains part of a signiture on the lower right side - (Alexa..., D...) The reverse side has a border printed in blue and gold with gold female figures standing beneath the central arch of the design on each side. The central scene is a hand colored is a hand colored lithograph depicting a feast in a harem.On View
Not on viewCollections
mid 19th cent
mid 18th century
mid 19th cent
c. 1890
Late 19th century, maybe
18th century
