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Folding fan

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1810 · lacquering; cutting; appliqué; weaving; gilding; ivory; paillette; copper (metal); paper; wood (plant material); lacquer (coating); gilt paint; gold leaf; silk; gauze

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Following Napoleon Bonaparte's appointment as the 'First Consul' of France on 10 November 1799, fashion, under his influence, was increasingly dominated by Classical antiquity. This fan is a good example, with its gilt copper punched decorations of sheaves of arrows and stacked foliate and floral ornaments.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

vouwwaaier fan palmette ~ ornament

Credit lineFolding fan. c. 1800 - c. 1810. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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