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Fan

Date1760-80
MediumIvory, silk
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. W. S. Webb
Object number1931.9.7
DescriptionThe sticks are of ivory, carved, silvered and gilded. They do not overlap. the leaf is of silk painted with flowers and musical instruments. The is a central medallion, showing a man, woman and child in 18th ecountry, the background is silver. Around the medallions, a circle of sequins has been sewn, they appear also at the ends of flower stems. The flowers have been outlined in a chain stitch. Around the edge of the leaf is a gold border.
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