Pleated fan and case
date: label: Date
content: late 17th–early 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Pleated fan. Off-white parchment leaf with scenes drawn in black ink. Obverse: the image probably depicts King Phineas harassed by the harpies with the winged Argonauts aattempting to defend the king from the attack. The gorge is painted with rococo ornament. Reverse: a drawing of Rome indicating points of architectural interest; the reverse gorge is not painted. Incised ivory stick with black paint. Metal at rivet.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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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 Mrs. Max Farrand
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1953-143-2-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Pleated fan and case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Parchment leaf drawn with pen and black ink, incised ivory sticks with black paint; metal rivet
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 30.5 x 50.5 cm (12 x 19 7/8 in.)