Pleated fan

mid- 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Pleated fan. Painted paper leaf showing village scene; figures with appliquéd silk costumes and painted ivory faces. Ivory sticks pierced and carved à jour. Gilt metal bail with knotted red and purple silk tassel.

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Title: Pleated fan
Date Created: mid- 19th century
Location Created: China
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Painted paper leaf with applied silk and ivory; pierced and carved ivory sticks, gilt metal bail with knotted silk tassel
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robertson D. Ward, from the collection of her mother, Mrs. Helen Wright-Clark Dawson

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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