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Painted fan
French
about 1760–70
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Painted paper
Dimensions
53 cm (20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPaper leaf: obverse design of three pastoral scenes, man with jug and woman with rake left, seated man with staff receiving woman with pitcher center, seated goatherd playing bagpipes for seated woman right, on green background of "handpainted" lace and branches of fruit and flowers; reverse: simple painted spray of flowers and fruit on white. Carved and pierced ivory sticks in floral design.