Fan

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Fan

c. 1800-1815

Artist/maker unknown, French, for export to the Spanish market

Small fans called lilliputiens or imperceptibles were popular in the Neoclassical period. This example is decorated with a mythological scene of Orpheus and Eurydice. The background and limbs are painted on sheer silk and heavily embellished with sequins; the faces, carefully placed between folds, are made of thin slivers of painted ivory.

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Object Details

Title:

Fan

Date:

c. 1800-1815

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, French, for export to the Spanish market

Medium:

Plain weave silk leaf with opaque gouache decoration, applied painted ivory, and metal thread and sequin embroidery, silk embroidery; horn sticks and guards with metal inlay

Dimensions:

8 x 15 inches (20.3 x 38.1 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mark Wilks Collet, 1902

Accession Number:

1902-866

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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