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Folding Fan with Representation of Birds and Flowers, late 18th–early 19th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

late 18th–early 19th century

Fan in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 08.98.3), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Folding Fan with Representation of Birds and Flowers”.

The museum dates it late 18th–early 19th century. The museum records the medium as Paper, ivory and the dimensions as L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Birds, Flowers. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Paper, ivory
Dimensions
L. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Fans

Identification

Met object id
209470
Museum object name
Fan
Museum object number
08.98.3

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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