Pleated fan

1770-1790

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Pleated fan. Paper leaf pierced to give the effect of lace. Obverse painted with flowers in blue, green and red. Alternate folds have design of wavy line and dots. Bone sticks. Guards painted with flowers in red, blue, and green.

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Title: Pleated fan
Date Created: 1770-1790
Location Created: possibly France
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Painted and pierced paper leaf, bone sticks, painted bone guards
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George B. McClellan

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Bone France Leaf