Sticks of carved ivory with elaborate piqué work and insets of red and green dyed ivory. Slips of ivory, painted on the reverse. Mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet. Single-leaf parchment painted with gouache on obverse and reverse with gold and metallic highlights at the edges.
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 28 × 49.8 cm (11 in. × 19 5/8 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Folding fan
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1720–1729
Description:
Pleated fan with a single leaf has painted scenes on both sides. One side is painted with a landscape scene of a small village with the ruins of a medieval wall and arched entryway on the right. The foreground has a rolling hill with a pond where a villager rests on the right. The middle ground has the following scene: villagers walk with a dog, a horse and rider pass through the entryway, horses recline and stand in a field, and a dog barks at swans in a pond. A cluster of buildings and trees are in the background. The other side has a shepherdess with a sheep and goat. A gentleman stands next to her extending his hand. The base of a statue, rolling hills, and a pond are suggested in the background. Decorative flourished and trophies decorate the outer border.
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
