Decorative Hand Fan

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Decorative Hand Fan

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.110

Description

A cream-colored silk hand fan. There is a hand-painted scene on the silk, featuring a male and female (presumably lovers) sitting in chairs in the foreground, with plants and a fence surrounding them, and a woman in a doorway in the background. The sticks are ivory, with decorative geometric etchings and holes in both the sticks and the guards.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Towards the bottom left of the painting

Transcription

Segur

Material/Technique

Painted

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fan, Hand

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

646

Dimensions

Width

17-1/2 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while fan is lying as open as possible.

Material

Silk, Bone, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair