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Maker/s | |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
School/Style | |
Description | Brisé fan, sticks of pierced and gilt ivory with a small length of tortoiseshell at the base of the guards. Rivet heads of cut paste. Leaf painted in colours and gilt. On the back, a central large gilt floral spray flanked by smaller sprays. Border of wavy foliage. On the front, two men in Turkish dress are restraining a young woman, watched by another woman standing to the left; landscape background, with an urn and buildings. Border of flowers and scrolls. Gilt edge. |
Production Notes | French? |
Production Place | France (country) () French (nationality) () |
Technique Description | Brisé fan, sticks of pierced and gilt ivory with a small length of tortoiseshell at the base of the guards. Rivet heads of cut paste. Leaf painted in colours and gilt. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 26.2
cm |
Period | 19th century |
Date | after 1801 to 1900 |
Provenance | bequeathed: Marlay, Charles Brinsley 1912 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) C.B. Marlay Bequest |
Other Notes | |
Accession Number | MAR.M.243-1912 (Applied Arts) |
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