Title: Folding fan with The Finding of Romulus and Remus
Object type: Fan
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: Italian
Medium: Leaf: gouache and bronze paint on paper.
Sticks and guards: tortoiseshell, carved and pierced, with gold-and silver-toned metal leaf, mother-of-pearl veneer, and paper underlay (upper guards only).
Pivot: clear paste jewel.
Dimensions: Length: 26.7 cm. (guard sticks)
Width: 51.4 cm. (open)
Classification: Fans
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Infants, term: Men, term: Women, term: Horses