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Folding fan with leaf of bobbin lace (Valenciennes) on a mount of carved ivory
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Ivory mount with mother-of-pearl disc at the locking pin; 22 connected ribs, depicting a symmetrical scene with five cartouches alternating with houses in a landscape and a man and woman. Leaf of Valenciennes bobbin lace, with flowers and vines. Palm motifs along the three edges, interrupted by tulips; along the scalloped top edge, rosette-shaped flowers and fern leaves. The leaf was probably added later to the mount.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVouwwaaier met blad van kloskant (Valenciennes) op een montuur van gesneden ivoor. c. 1725 - c. 1775. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.