Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1970.32b
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Mother of pearl, silk, lace, paint, metal, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (fan opened): 22 x 12 x 1 in. (55.9 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm)
Box: 1 3/4 x 12 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 4.4 x 30.8 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on inner edge of one guard: "GESLIN A PARIS"
painted: on obverse of leaf: "Ch Savoye"
stamped in gold: inside lid of box: "GESLIN / MAISON DORÉE"
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks, lace-trimmed beige silk leaf with rustic landscape with figures, including an amorous couple at center, painted in pink and white, and metal handle; rectangular white satin-covered cardboard box.
Gallery Label:
This fan was formerly in the collection of Mrs. Forsyth Wickes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ann Wickes Brewer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
