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Folding Fan with Double Leaf of Gold Ocher Satin on a Mount of Brown Wood
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Folding Fan with Double Leaf of Gold Ocher Satin on a Mount of Brown Wood

anonymous · c. 1900 · cutting; weaving; ivory; metal; wood (plant material); satin; gold thread; silk

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

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Folding fan with double leaf of gold satin that changes from light to darker shades without further decoration. The mount consists of 16 connected ribs of brown (walnut?) wood, the outer ribs are rounded. The fan ring is of silver-colored metal, the closing ring of ivory (?) and the tassel has gold thread and loose colored silk threads.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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vouwwaaier
Credit lineVouwwaaier met dubbel blad van goudokersatijn op een montuur van bruin hout. c. 1900. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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