Fan, China, ca. 1750-1850
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1750-1850
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 62-1908), made in China, dated ca. 1750-1850, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Fan, carved tortoiseshell, China, ca.
1750-1850. Museum description: Tortoiseshell fan carved with figures, buildings, trees, and birds. A central medallion is carved with the owner's name: 'Jacoba Van der Capellen'. The sticks are threaded together with blue silk ribbon The museum records it as Carved tortoiseshell, measuring Length 19.1 cm; Width 34.9 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoiseshell, ribbon, silk
- Dimensions
- Length 19.1 cm; Width 34.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Carved tortoiseshell
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- 62-1908
- Museum system number
- O486510
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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