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1860-1869
GUSN-47206
FAN (A): Pierced mother of pearl sticks, inlaid with silver and gold flowers and peacocks; paper leaf painted with garden scene with people in 18th C. costume, with view of houses in background, and fountain and urns; reverse shows men and women acting in a play (Shakespeare's?). BOX (B): White bottom; domed top with green paper decorated wtih gilt border with silver and gold flowers; 12" long.
fans (costume accessories)
accessories
inlay (process)
mother of pearl
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
piercing
drama
fountains
houses
figure- and animal-derived motifs
peafowl
urns
Mother-of-Pearl
Unidentified Paper
Inlaid
Pierced
Painted
Peacock
Classical Figure
House
Urn
Fountain
Drama
FAN & BOX
1965.178A,B
14.1942ab
Unknown
1965.178AB
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