Fan
DateLate 19th century, maybe
MediumIvory
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Gardner N. Soule
Object number1977.30.5
DescriptionFan of cut-out and handpainted ivory or bone sticks with two narrow paper bands, with painted and colored scenes. On the front surface people in 18th century costume dancing, talking, walking in a pastoral setting. With floral borders. Verso: Figures and decorative lunettes printed in silver with two central scenes, hand colored, of figures in a garden, and below of three children playing soldiers. Embossed metal loop handle with mother of pearl knobs and a silk tassel over a wooden bead.On View
Not on viewCollections
Late 19th or early 20th century
mid 18th century
1720-1726
mid 19th cent
19th century
mid 19th cent