Folding Fan with Scene of Figures in a Landscape

French with Chinese sticks

ca. 1830–40

Not on view

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Title: Folding Fan with Scene of Figures in a Landscape
Date: ca. 1830–40
Culture: French with Chinese sticks
Medium: Hand colored on printed paper; ivory
Dimensions: 9 × 16 1/4 in. (22.9 × 41.3 cm)
Classification: Fans
Credit Line: Bequest of Clara Legg Bucknall, 1934
Object Number: 34.121.13
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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