Fan, 1700-1750
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700-1750
Pleated paper fan painted in watercolour with a scene depicting Bajazet in a cage before Tamerlane on the front. The back is plain with gilded edges. The front of the sticks is painted with Diana surrounded by four figures, and the back is painted with a landscape.
The guards are painted with a design imitating Chinese porcelain. At the head of the fan is a mother of pearl panel
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 28.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Netherlands
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O366667
- Museum object number
- T.89-1956
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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
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