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Fan depicting Psyche crowning a maiden

1760–90
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fan depicting Psyche crowning a maiden
  • Date: 1760–90
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Painted paper; carved and pierced mother-of-pearl, metal foil; metal, glass
  • Dimensions: confirmed: 11 1/8 × 21 × 1 1/4 in. (28.3 × 53.3 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Fans
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923
  • Object Number: 24.80.19
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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