Fan of painted vellum with gouache and ivory sticks and guards, Great Britain, ca. 1751
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1751
Fan of painted pleated vellum with gouache and ivory sticks and guards. Painted with an allegorical scene in black monochrome with touches of flesh tint and gold.
Two crowned women, and the one on the left holds a shield with the horse of Hanover on it, while the one on the right is Britannia with a shield and harp, and a lion at her feet, and she holds a sceptre. The guards are carved with signs of the Zodiac on a hatched ground. The fan marks the death of Frederick, Prince of Wales. Fans often commemorated the death of someone famous. The image of Britannia with her shield, spear and lion is typical of this type of fan.
On the left is a weeping allegorical figure carrying a shield with the Hanoverian horse emblem, representing the Royal Family. Like most mourning fans of this period, it is painted in grisaille (grey wash) and silver, with a border of black gouache. The sticks of carved ivory are appropriately simple and subdued in decoration.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 11 in
- Materials and techniques
- Painted vellum with gouache, pleated, carved ivory
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O87216
- Museum object number
- T.202-1959
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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