Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Fixed fan
Object Number:
Z.1446
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paint, ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 40.3 x 24.1 x 1 cm )
Marks:
printed: on one side of fan: "LE NARCISSE. / Beau Garçon, que des Dieux la suprême faveur / Jadis après ta mort daigna changer en fleur, / Narcisse dans le sein de la jeune Isabelle / Tu recevras beintot une faveur nouvelle. / [etc.]"
printed: on othe
Description:
Cardboard fixed fan with painted decoration and printed text; one side with text entitled "Le Narcisse" in rectangular frame surrounded by flower and scroll motifs in blue, pink, and green; other side with printed map of Italy; slightly tapered wooden handle with ribbon tied around end.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
