Fan leaf
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Fan leaf. Parchment painted in the neoclassical taste. Obverse: grisaille border of swans with swags. Three center panels divided by trompe-l’oeil pleats and smoking brazier motifs. At center, within a bead-like border, a woman with sleeping nude children within a broken arch. At either side, dancing figures in the style of Roman frescos beneath bull skulls and swags.
place: label: possibly made in
content: France
label: possibly made in
content: England
label: possibly made in
content: Italy
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: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1952-161-239
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Fan leaf
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Gouache-painted parchment
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20.3 x 39.4 cm (8 in. x 15 1/2 in.)