Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, ca. 1815
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1815
Fan in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 14.73), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Folding Fan with a Representation of the 1806 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius”. The museum dates it ca. 1815. The museum records the medium as Gouache and watercolor on parchment; mother-of-pearl with spangles and the dimensions as 7 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (19.4 x 38.7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Volcanoes, Boats. 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
- Gouache and watercolor on parchment; mother-of-pearl with spangles
- Dimensions
- 7 5/8 x 15 1/4 in. (19.4 x 38.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Fans
Identification
- Met object id
- 209476
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- 14.73
Catalogue references
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