Fan, printed paper, France, ca. 1830
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1830
Printed paper fan. On one side is a central vignette depicting a family party in an orchard, on the other side is a central vignette depicting a man and woman riding in a carriage alongside a horse rider. Each side is bordered with gold foliage and pink roses. The guards are fretted ivory inlaid with tortoiseshell and silver in a floral design, interspaced with ebony in a chequered pattern.
The sticks are fretted ivory with silver gilt floral inlay. Held with a brass pin and mother of pearl washer.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- printed paper
- Dimensions
- Length: 26.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
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-O366348
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- T.96-1957
- Museum system number
- O366348
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.