- Object name(s):
- Decorative fan
- Brief description:
- Late-18th century painted folding hand fan, possibly French, with watercolour images on either side, and struts with metallic filigree and mother of pearl inlay. Image on the obverse portrays a series of couples standing in classically-inspired architecture. Image on the reverse portrays a couple on a swing in a rural setting.
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Vanessa, Lady Thomas
- Condition:
- Good, stable condition following treatment by the Fan Museum in Feb. 2019, albeit with losses to the gilded areas of the sticks. Damage to the back of the leaf due to historic storage in a display case
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 280 (h) x 500 (w)
- Object name:
- Decorative fan
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2018.22
- Object production date:
- c. 1760
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7549f6b7-0091-3d14-8404-76fb988372e9
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7549f6b7-0091-3d14-8404-76fb988372e9, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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