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Painted fan
probably French, for Spanish market
late 18th–early 19th century
Object Place: France (probably)
Medium/Technique
Silk; Painted
Dimensions
52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.274
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSilk and paper leaf. Obverse: Biblical scene, Nebuchadrezzar destroying Jerusalem, Spanish inscription, on silk. reverse: pastoral scene of figures at temple, devil right, on paper. Gilt scrollwork and painted flowers to sides and borders. Mother-of-pearl sticks with gilt details, steel plaques on guards, mother-of-pearl and steel backing.