Pleated fan
date: label: Date
content: 1750–1780
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Pleated fan. Linen leaf painted with gouache. Design showing a central scene of a young man seated on a bench near a standing woman holding a long floral garland. A bird flies above them carrying a note in its beak. Altar of love at the left and a cartouche with trophies at right. Design outlined in silvered chain stitch. Embroidered with spangles. Gilt flourishes near the edges and gilt medallions on either side of the central scene. Sequins on trees and cartouche. Carved and gilded ivory sticks with silver and touches of red.
place: label: possibly made in
content: France, Europe
label: possibly made in
content: Germany, Europe
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-6-117
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Pleated fan
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Linen leaf painted with gouache and embroidered with metallic yarns in chain stitch and sequins; carved, incised and pierced ivory sticks with applied metallic foil
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 26 x 47 cm (10 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)