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Folding fan with a leaf of thin leather, painted in watercolour with a classical wedding scene, mount, pierced ivory, decorated with 'métal en quatre couleurs
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Folding fan with a leaf of thin leather, painted in watercolour with a classical wedding scene, mount, pierced ivory, decorated with 'métal en quatre couleurs

anonymous · c. 1780 · inlay (process); cutting; drawn thread work; aquarelle; ivory; copper (metal); metal; leather

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

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Folding fan with a leaf of thin leather, painted in watercolour with a large field with a classical wedding scene and two smaller fields, one with fruits and one with a bagpipe. Ivory mount, cut openwork and decorated with 'métal en quatre couleurs'

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
vouwwaaier
Credit lineVouwwaaier met blad van dun leer, in aquarel beschilderd met een klassieke huwelijksvoorstelling, montuur, ajour gesneden ivoor, versierd met 'métal en quatre couleurs. c. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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