Louis XVI Fan

CultureFrench

MediumMother-of-pearl and painted silk

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 inches (29.21 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number33-1552

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionCarved ribs silvered and gilded with groups of figures in rocaille scroll panels, the foil painted with Venus and Adonis in landscape. Reverse with Huet pastoral.

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