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Fan
French
mid-18th century
Object Place: Italy
Medium/Technique
Skin leaf painted in gouache with touches of gilt, carved and gilded faux tortoiseshell sticks, metal, paste
Dimensions
Guard: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.); maximum open: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.); arc: 175°
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Pauline Fenno
Accession Number52.1746
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CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLarge fan with chicken skin leaf (double), painted on one side with scene of "The Death of Sophonisba" (from Livy) showing figures in classical costume, on other side a landscape with castle in background. Thirteen carved and gilded faux tortoiseshell sticks with applied metal ornament, showing three medallions enclosing classical scenes, two end sticks and rivet ornamented additionally with many clear paste stones of varying sizes and shapes.
ProvenanceGift of Miss Pauline Fenno to the MFA, 1952.