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"Country Scene" fan
Date:
1750–1765
Location:
Not on display
Century:
Media:
Vellum, Ivory, Mother-of-pearl, Copper Alloy; Opaque Watercolor And Gold Paint, Carved, Incised, Painted, And Gilded Sticks And Guards, Backing And Pivot, Rivet
Dimensions:
26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Department:
Object Type:
Country:
Continent:
Europe
Provenance:
Given by Whitney Warren 10 years after his sister's death
Accession Number:
1978.10.17
Acquisition Date:
1979-01-04
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Reginald Rives
Exhibition History:
Fans of the Eighteenth Century, Textiles Education Gallery, de Young Museum, 9/25/18 – 4/28/19
Leaf of vellum with opaque watercolor and gold paint showing a couple in a garden with other figures nearby, tending to the landscape. Small house with fisherman depicted on the reverse. Sticks and guards of carved, incised, painted, and gilded ivory with mother-of-pearl backing on sticks. On guard, Cupid is carved against a painted red background with carved and painted flowers and rocaille. Ivory sticks feature three cartouches of putti and animals, including dogs, ducks, and lambs, as well as musical trophies. Mother-of-pearl pivot and copper alloy rivet.
