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The outer parts of the leaf are decorated in the Chinoiserie style with figures whose robes are fashioned from snippets of silk and faces composed of painted ivory.
Unifying two 18th-century decorative trends, Chinoiserie and neoclassicism, this fan signifies the cosmopolitan tastes of the person who first carried it.
The Fan Museum
London
Title
Arts Personified
Date
c.1785
Medium
ivory, ceramic, silk, watercolour & etching on paper
Measurements
H 28 x W (?) cm
Accession number
HA204
Acquisition method
purchased privately by the owner, Mrs H. E. Alexander
Work type