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Folding fan with a leather leaf, front with nine medallions in grisaille or sepia tones, reverse side a seated woman in a landscape on a mount of pierced and relief-carved ivory with 'métal en quatre couleurs'
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Folding fan with a leather leaf, front with nine medallions in grisaille or sepia tones, reverse side a seated woman in a landscape on a mount of pierced and relief-carved ivory with 'métal en quatre couleurs'

c. 1775 - c. 1780 · silvering; grinding; paint; cutting; gild; ivory; silver leaf; leather; watercolor (paint); gold leaf; glass; tempera

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

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Ivory mount with garnet stones at the locking pin; 18 non-connected ribs openwork and relief-carved with leaf silver; parchment leaf painted with 9 medallions between flower garlands, central medallion with a couple in a landscape, back side seated woman by foliage.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
vouwwaaier
Credit lineVouwwaaier met blad van leer, voorzijde met negen medaillons als grisailles of in sepiakleuren, achterzijde zittende vrouw bij bossage op een montuur van ivoor ajour en in reliëf gesneden met 'métal e. c. 1775 - c. 1780. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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