Fan, impressed and painted paper, England, 1770s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1770s
Telescopic fan with the leaf doubled with separate leaves for the obverse and reverse sides. Made of impressed paper which has a foliate pattern arranged in diagonal lines with three vignettes left plain to take the watercolour decoration of various flowers, including a carnation, a columbine, a rose, a wild pansy on the obverse and a primrose in the centre. The reverse is roughly painted with three sprays of flowers.
The leaf is bound with gilt paper. The sticks and guards are of finely carved and pierced ivory. The guards are backed with gilt paper. The rivet is of brass with mother of pearl washers. The telescopic device can only be operated when the fan is closed then the lower sticks and guards slide into the tops of the guards and the double leaf, thus reducing the length of the fan by half.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Impressed and painted paper, bound with gilt paper, carved and pierced ivory, brass and mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- Length: 9.25 in; Length: 24 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O366660
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- T.270-1982
- Museum system number
- O366660
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.