Pleated fan
date: label: Date
content: 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Pleated fan. Parchment leaf painted in gouache. Obverse: a classical Roman scene set in the Roman forum. In the foreground, a man (Marcus) points out a maiden (Virginia), accompanied by her nurse, to three judges (Appius and his colleagues). An agitated figure in shadow possibly represents her father hastening to her. Reverse: floral border around classical landscape with a pointing man and seated woman. Mother-of-pearl sticks, carved and pierced with garlands, and urns overlaid with gold and silver foil. Guards with design of two amorini youth, a youth with lyre and garlands. Rivet is set with a faceted green translucent stone.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1952-161-224
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Pleated fan
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Parchment leaf painted in gouache, carved and pierced mother-of-pearl sticks overlaid with gold and silver foil, rivet set with a faceted stone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (open): 27 x 48.9 cm (10 5/8 x 19 1/4 in.)