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Palmette Fan

The Fan Museum

The Fan Museum
London, United Kingdom

A rare palmette fan with serpentine bone sticks, designed to open from left to right or right to left, producing four different perspectives.

The palmettes are made of painted silk backed with card, one side gold and the other silver. The gold side is painted with figures, the silver with fruits, flowers and insects.

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  • Title: Palmette Fan
  • Date Created: circa 1680
  • Location: Probably German
  • Physical Dimensions: 19 cm
  • Type: Fan
  • Medium: Bone, silk, card, paint
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