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Black organdy hand fan
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Museu da Moda Brasileira
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Black organdy hand fan embroidered with lace in the same color and small sequins in the form of stars and leaves. Eighteen sticks in mother of pearl. Peasant painting to the right and lady to the left, painted in light shades. Metal handle and button.
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Details
- Title: Black organdy hand fan
- Creator: Unknown
- Physical Dimensions: A 26.0 X Env 46.1 cm
- Provenance: In the 18th and 19th centuries, fans could be differentiated as being used during a mourning period, made primarily of black ostrich feathers with turtle hull cords, and later black lace or silk and dark ornaments.
- Type: Hand fan
- Photographer: Caique Bellato
- Rights: GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO / SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE CULTURA / FUNDAÇÃO ANITA MANTUANO DE ARTES DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO – FUNARJ / CASA DA MARQUESA DE SANTOS - MUSEU DA MODA BRASILEIRA
- Medium: Mother of pearl, cotton, paint, embroidery, income, montage, collage
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