Pleated fan
date: label: Date
content: mid- 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Pleated fan. Obverse shows a King returning from war being greeted by a group of women dancing and playing musical instruments. Trophies of musical instruments to the right and left. On the reverse, two women in a landscape setting. Sticks are carved (à jour), gilded and painted. At center are two couples: the men are standing, the women are seated. Red jewels set in each end of the pin.
place: label: possibly made in
content: Italy, Europe
label: possibly made in
content: Netherlands, Europe
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1931-6-111
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Pleated fan
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Skin leaf painted with gouache; carved, gilded and painted sticks
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30 x 55 cm (11 13/16 x 21 5/8 in.)