Fan, 18th century
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Fan made of pleated paper with cut-outs on alternate pleats filled with net or mica, and the other pleats are painted with Chinese animals in a chinoiserie manner.
Small pieces of stained mother-of-pearl are pasted. The sticks are also painted. The guards are fretted with paper pasted behind. Brass rivet. The sticks continue past the hinge point and have shaped ends.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 26.7 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Pleated painted paper with net and mother-of-pearl, brass
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O486447
- Museum object number
- T.221-1959
- 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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