Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) in the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d. 1492); verso: The simple peasant entreats the salesman not to sell his wonderful donkey; recto: text
Sticks of tinted mother-of-pearl, carved à jour, incised, and inlaid with steel paillettes. Slips of bone. Single leaf of silk gauze weave (crossed warps) embroidered with steel and possibly celluloid paillettes of different sizes and shapes. Mother-of-pearl washer and metal loop at the rivet.
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 25 × 29.2 cm (9 13/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Folding fan and box
Made in:
France
Date:
1905–1910
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Sticks of tinted mother-of-pearl decorated with elaborate raised painted orientalist design, carved à jour and backed with tinted mother-of-pearl on reverse. Slips of gold painted mother-of-pearl. Mother-of-pearl washer and metal loop at the rivet. Leaf of silk gauze weave (crossed warps) with weft of metal-wrapped silk thread. Areas of appliquéd plain weave silk. Embroidered with metal-wrapped threads and spangles of stamped and plain metal and possibly iridescent celluloid.
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 24.9 × 26 cm (9 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Folding fan and box
Made in:
France
Date:
1905–1910
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Sticks of mother-of-pearl with inset steel paillettes. Slips of gold painted mother-of-pearl (probably). Mother-of-pearl washer and metal loop at the rivet. Single leaf of silk gauze weave (crossed warps) with weft of metal-wrapped silk thread. Areas of appliquéd plain weave silk. Embroidered with gold-colored and steel spangles of different shapes and sizes, some with stamped small-scale patterns.
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 21.7 × 26.1 cm (8 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Folding fan and box
Made in:
France
Date:
1900–1910
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
