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.
Materials
Gauze wood
Inscription
None
On display?
No
Further description
Simple name
Fan
Subject
Decorative
Dimensions
regular: 27.5cm (d) x 42.0cm (h)
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