Pleated fan

late 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Pleated fan with painted black gauze leaf. Obverse: painted sprig of white and Tea roses. Reverse: plain. Plain wood sticks gilded a rust color. Guards: with same finish as sticks; decorated with bumps imitating bamboo.

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Title: Pleated fan
Date Created: late 19th century
Location Created: France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Silk gauze leaf painted with gouache, gilded wood sticks
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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