Pleated fan

1840–60

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Folding fan with ivory sticks carved à jour with decoration in silver and gilt. Silk leaf with small, repeated flower pattern embroidered in white, yellow, and brown on a blue ground; the reverse is plain white silk.

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Title: Pleated fan
Date Created: 1840–60
Location Created: France or England
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Embroidered silk leaf, carved and gilded ivory sticks
Credit line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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