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
Date
1805
Source
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain