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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-908

Description

Ivory silk-weave cotton leaf printed with flowers and instruments in blue, pink, green and brown, ornamented with sequins; framed in gilt and sequined scroll; reverse side painted with blue and red scrolls; ivory sticks and guards carved in foliate pattern; carved areas painted in gilt and silver; metal rivet. Original box (.2) is covered in white ribbed moire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (costume accessories)
silk (textile)
cotton (textile)
painting (coating)
sequins (spangles)
carving (processes)
ivory (tooth component)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Inscription

Paper label printed in gold inside box cover, in rectangular frame with fan shapes at corners, from left to right: 1. ""CORBEILLES DE MARRIAGE/EXPOSITION UNIV. le 1878"" with 2 classical medallions in middle 2. in script ""Fabrique d'Eventails & d'Evrans""/ printed ""Ed. CREUSY/48, RUE MESLAY/PARIS"". 3. ""HTE. FANTAISE & REPARATIONS/EXPOSITION UNIV. le 1889""/ with 2 classical medallions in middle.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Creusy, E. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Paris, France

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6931.1-2

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