Fan

Printed lithographic fans became the most popular type from about 1840 to 1870. They had watercolour washes as decoration and elaborate sticks of bone, ivory, mother-of-pearl, lacquered wood or papier maché. French manufacturers produced them and exported them in great numbers to other European countries. The choice of subject on the leaf was usually romantic and set in the 18th century, as you can see here. This type of scene imitates the Rococo style and pastoral subject-matter of many 18th-century fans. It is part of the Rococo Revival in design that occurred in the arts in the 1830s and 1840s.