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Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1760
This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is parchment leaf painted with gouache; pierced and gilded ivory sticks with glass. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 29 x 52 cm (11 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Cite this object as
Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1760; parchment leaf painted with gouache; pierced and gilded ivory sticks with glass; H x W: 29 x 52 cm (11 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-116
Collections in Motion: Articulated Fan
Demonstration of an unusual fan from the Cooper Hewitt Museum collection. The fan is shown opening, closing, and two mechanical portraits are shown in operation, showing a tiny man and woman waving...
