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Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1840
This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1840 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is paper and parchment leaf with hand-colored lithograph, carved, painted and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks. It is a part of the Textiles department.
The narrow leaf and elaborate sticks of this fan indicate that it was probably intended for the South American market.
This object was
bequest of
Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x W: 27 x 51 cm (10 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Pleated Fan (France), ca. 1840; paper and parchment leaf with hand-colored lithograph, carved, painted and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks; H x W: 27 x 51 cm (10 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-121
