Gauze fan with ebony sticks and green silk-covered box, probably French, late eighteenth century. Probably for mourning costume. The leaf of the fan of plain black cotton gauze with carved ebony sticks,the whole enclosed in a green silk patterned box which is embroidered with flowers and birds.The box is lined in striped ikat silk.
Inscription
None
On display?
No
Simple name
Fan
Subject
Decorative
Dimensions
regular: 27.5cm (d) x 42.0cm (h)
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