Fan — The Marriage Contract, France, 1730s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1730s
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number T.79-1981), made in France, dated 1730s. The museum's brief description reads: Fan with printed leaf, France, 1730s, wooden sticks and guards..
Museum description: Fan with printed leaf, painted over, showing a marriage contract taking place, and pastoral scenes on obverse. Reverse shows a woman holding a bird. Wooden guard and sticks The museum records it as Printed, measuring Length 400 mm; Width 710 mm. 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, wood
- Dimensions
- Length 400 mm; Width 710 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printed
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- T.79-1981
- Museum system number
- O352076
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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