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Vouwwaaier met blad van leer, voorzijde met negen medaillons als grisailles of in sepiakleuren, achterzijde zittende vrouw bij bossage op een montuur van ivoor ajour en in reliëf gesneden met 'métal en quatre couleurs'
Vouwwaaier met blad van leer, voorzijde met negen medaillons als grisailles of in sepiakleuren, achterzijde zittende vrouw bij bossage op een montuur van ivoor ajour en in reliëf gesneden met 'métal en quatre couleurs'
Scène galante dans un paysage champêtre ventilateur
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Summary
Pleated fan. Paper leaf with chromolithograph showing decorative designs and Turkish scenes. Obverse, from left: the Bosphorus with the sultan’s barge; figure smoking a hookah; a slave market in Constantinople, after engraving by Thomas Allom; a woman with fan, the hippodrome, with mosque of Achmet, column of Constantine and Egyptian obelisk. Pierced and gilded ivory sticks painted with flowers and nautical scene. Gilt bail, chain and tassel.
A handheld fan, or simply a hand fan, is any broad, flat surface that is waved back and forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats that revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use. Hand fans were used before mechanical fans were invented. Handheld fans have been used for thousands of years, with the earliest known examples dating back to ancient Egypt and China. These early fans were made from a variety of materials, including feathers, parchment, and palm leaves, and were used for both practical and ceremonial purposes. In ancient Rome, fans were also used for both cooling and as a decorative accessories. The first handheld fans as we know them today, made from paper or other lightweight materials and mounted on sticks, were probably invented in Japan or China during the 9th or 10th century. These fans gradually spread to other parts of the world and became popular in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.