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Fan
about 1800
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Paper leaf, painted; carved bone sticks
Dimensions
Guard: 28 cm (11 in.); maximum open: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.246
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWallpaper (dominiotier) fan. Obverse: center pastoral scene of man in blue and woman in red against orange ground, blue sky surrounded by polychrome flowers and black, blue and gold decorative bands against gray background. Reverse: two crossing trees and background in green on white. Fourteen carved bone sticks.
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.