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Folding fan

1760s
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Folding fan
  • Date: 1760s
  • Culture: Austrian or German
  • Medium: Leaf: gouache and bronze paint on paper.
    Sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl, carved, pierced and veneered, decorated with gold-and-silver-toned metal leaf.
    Pivot: green paste jewel.
  • Dimensions: Length: 26.7 cm. (guard sticks)
    Width: 45.7 cm. (open)
  • Classification: Fans
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.1559
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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