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Pleated fan
late 18th–early 19th century
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Pleated fan. Paper leaf painted in the style of Angelica Kauffman (Swiss, 1741–1807). Obverse: scenes of cupid tied to tree with women with bows, arrows and flowers. Reverse: plain. Ivory sticks carved à jour with a central cartouche in relief of a reclining woman.
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Details
- Title: Pleated fan
- Date Created: late 18th–early 19th century
- Location Created: England
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Painted paper leaf, ivory sticks carved à jour
- Credit line: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
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