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Dutch

Folding fan, 1750-1799

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Dutch

Title

Folding fan

Year

1750-1799

Medium

tortoise shell; gold; Vellum; gouache; gold leaf

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Vellum,
  • gold leaf,
  • gouache,
  • gold

Dimensions

28.3 cm (11 1/8 inches) (length)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Livingston Hunt

Object Number

31.324

Projects & Publications

Publications

Beauty in Hand

The Art of the Fan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Beauty in Hand

June 1 - August 18, 1990

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 Folding fan with the accession number of 31.324. 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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