Fan of silk with applied mother of pearl, made in France, ca. 1900
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1900
Fan of white silk painted with gouache, and with applied mother of pearl bordered with sequins. The guard and sticks are of mother of pearl inlaid with gilt, pierced and painted.
It is a transparency fan with the backs of the figures painted on the reverse. The famous Parisian firm of Duvelleroy probably made this fan. The main charm of this fan is the way the image on the front is seen from behind on the reverse. A young woman talks to her lover over a fence while her father looks on. The rounded shape of the fan leaf and green tinting of the mother-of-pearl are typical of the period 1895 to 1905.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials and techniques
- Silk painted with gouache, applied mother of pearl, sequins, mother of pearl inlaid with gilt, pierced and painted, brass
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O87266
- Museum object number
- T.263-1972
- 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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