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French

Fan, early 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

French

Title

Fan

Year

early 1700s

Medium

ivory; oil paint; varnish

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • varnish,
  • oil paint,
  • ivory

Dimensions

21.3 cm (8 3/8 inches) (length) Guard

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Livingston Hunt

Object Number

31.325

Projects & Publications

Publications

Beauty in Hand

The Art of the Fan

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Beauty in Hand

June 1 - August 18, 1990

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Fan with the accession number of 31.325. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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