Fan, paper and mother of pearl, Spain, France, 1800-1850
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800-1850
T.201-1915: Folding fan with paper mounts printed on the front with a lithograph of a landscape scene with water and trees and a group of young women, a young man, and a troubadour in the foreground. The scene is surrounded by gold and black rococo patterns enclosing birds, bouquets, vases of flowers, children, and ships.
On the back is printed "The Judgment of Paris" surrounded by symmetrical gold rococo patterns of bands, scrolls and lozenges. The mother of pearl sticks are decorated with gold floral patterns, and the guards are decorated with green paste studs, with a gilt metal loop. The mounts are fringed with down feathers. T.201A-1915: cardboard box covered in silvered and gilt paper printed with colourful floral sprays
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper and mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- Length: 26.7 cm; Width: 50.8 cm; Length: 30.8 cm; Width: 3.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Spain, France
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- "Aunt Jane 1850"
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-O320160
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- T.201-1915
- Museum system number
- O320160
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.