Pleated fan
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1785
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Pleated fan with painted silk leaf. Obverse shows medallions containing putti with flower sprays in between. Center medallion has a frame of gold metallic sequins. The flowers have red spangles and gold sequins. Reverse has the same design drawn in red on unpainted silk. Stick are carved in an openwork design (à jour) with gilding, silver and inserts of gilded wire screen. Guards carry ovals medallions containing a blacksmith and spinner that are appliqued to under parts in relief and covered with glass.
place: label: possibly made in
content: France, Europe
label: possibly made in
content: Germany, 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: 1931-6-112
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Pleated fan
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Silk leaf painted with gouache and embroidered with sequins and metallic thread; ivory sticks with wire screen and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 27 x 50 cm (10 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)