Fan

1790–1800

Not on view

The lovely frieze on the front of this fan is delicately hand-painted with antique-inspired grotesques framing landscape cartouches. The reverse of the fan, in contrast, is much more tentative and unsophisticated in its decoration, suggesting that the fan's owner may have customized that side herself.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Fan
Date: 1790–1800
Culture: British
Medium: Ivory, paper
Dimensions: L. 10 1/2 x W. 19 1/4 inches (26.7 x 48.9 cm.)
Classification: Fans
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, 1959
Object Number: 59.13.4
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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