Pleated fan and case
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Leaf of painted buff silk. Obverse: three medallions, the central one containing landscape scene; ground decorated with brown and red lines and appliquéd with sequins. Reverse: medallion of ribbon and music trophies. Pierced, gilded and painted ivory sticks. White paste jewel and metal bail at rivet. In box painted in similar manner as fan with wreaths of roses, blue ribbon, trophies and green vine, with light blue lining. Marked in gold, “Creusy 28 Rue Meslay Paris”.
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: 1952-161-241-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: Painted silk leaf, pierced, gilded and painted ivory sticks, paste jewel and metal bail at rivet
label: Dimensions
content: Open: 40.6 cm (16 in.)