Folding fan probably made in France, ca. 1690, and fan box made in Paris by Vanier-Chardin, late 19th century. Folding fan of leather painted with gouache and with sticks of pierce
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Folding fan probably made in France, ca. 1690, and fan box made in Paris by Vanier-Chardin, late 19th century. Folding fan of leather painted with gouache and with sticks of pierce is held by Victoria and Albert Museum (United Kingdom).
Description supplied by the holding institution: Folding fan probably made in France, ca. 1690, and fan box made in Paris by Vanier-Chardin, late 19th century. Folding fan of leather painted with gouache and with sticks of pierced ivory, with mother of pearl washers and a brass rivet. The reverse is a second leaf of paper also painted in gouache and stuck to the leather leaf. The obverse side shows a domestic scene taking place in the grounds of a country residence where a child of a noble family is being encouraged to walk.
The parents are fashionably dressed, and the women have frontage caps. Nearby a shepherd sleeps whilst his flock grazes. The entire leaf is painted and has a decorative border. There is a ground wash of silver, some of which is visible in the sky and on the ground. The reverse has also been given a ground wash of silver and is painted all over with flowers including roses, peonies and jasmine. The pierced decoration of the sticks and guards, although quite intricate, is rather crudely done.
The fan box is… Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048213/europeana_fashion_http___collections_vam_ac_uk_item_O78760
- Museum object name
- Folding fan probably made in France, ca. 1690, and fan box made in Paris by Vanier-Chardin, late 19th century. Folding fan of leather painted with gouache and with sticks of pierce
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum
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