Pleated Fan (England), 1795–1805 (CH 18326839)
Summary
Pleated fan with painted parchment leaf. Obverse: two side rectangular panels; one with a landscape and cows; the other, a landscape with fisherman. The central medallion depicting a woman as the allegory of color. The background in the French Directoire style with pastel colors. Reverse: minute floral decoration along borders. Ivory sticks: carved à jour, gilded and painted. Glass stone at the rivet.
Tags
1790 s fashion
18th century hand fans
hand fans in the cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
united kingdom
artwork
high resolution
religious paintings
cooper hewitt smithsonian design museum
Date
1805
Source
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain