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1944.12.1B

Fan with openwork ivory blades and painted paper. [El.B 09/07/2009]

1944.12.1B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fan with openwork ivory blades and painted paper. [El.B 09/07/2009]
Long description
Fan with openwork ivory blades and painted paper. The paper shows hunting scenes on one side and a blue and gold leaf pattern on the other. [El.B 09/07/2009]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Touraine
Cultural groups
French
Person
Field collector Thomas Kenneth Penniman
PRM source Thomas Kenneth Penniman
Date / Period
Date made: 1700-1800
Date collected
By 1944
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1944
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Perforated, Process Openwork
Dimensions
Length: max 273 mm folded
Object numbers
Accession number: 1944.12.1B
Research and responses

This object was viewed by members of the Fan Circle International during a visit in May 2012. They made the following comments: This fan was made in the 1840s. It is not painted but a hand-coloured litho print. The inscription 'Palamede de Visconty' points to a print by an early 19th century engraver, probably a copy after a painting. [El.B 06/08/2012]

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