Name/Title
FanEntry/Object ID
1975.10.3Description
Jenny Lind style folding pleated fan with a single cloth leaf scalloped to resemble feathers, bone sticks and guards, mother-of-pearl button, metal rivet, brass loop, no tassel. Decoration of leaf (recto): Lithograph of seven people in pastoral scene, two couples and three observers. Floral motifs painted in pink, green blue, white, and silver on left and right reserves. Gold and silver stylized garland across the top. Decoration of leaf (verso): Central decoration painted in gold. The guards are shaped, pierced, and decorated with silver foil floral motifs. The sticks are shaped, pierced, and elaborately decorated with small stylized floral motifs in silver paint and silver foil.Dimensions
Width
20 inDepth
5-1/4 inLength
10 inMaterial
Fabric, Bone, mother-of-pearl, brass