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Unmounted double paper fan leaf
English
about 1808–14
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
27.1 cm (10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.560
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionUnmounted double paper fan leaf, commemorating the Peninsular War (1808-14). Stipple engraving, hand colored: head of Ferdinand VII crowned with laurels in medallion inscribed "La Espana Triunfara"; badge of Seville below "NO8DO"; arms of Spain, England to sides; allegorical female figures with inscriptions "Uniros Y Conquistarels," "Union Espanola" and "Espanoles A La Victoria"; inscriptions "Lauriles Para Los Valientes" and "La Cruz es mi Consuelo Mi Espada mi Defensa" in wreaths.