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Folding Fan and Case
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Beginning in the late 17th century, rigid fans were replaced by folding fans. They were usually made of light materials such as paper or parchment mounted on sticks of ivory, tortoiseshell, or wood. Fan painters often depicted historical, particularly classical scenes, such as this example in which the subject is an audience before a king.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
10 11/16 x 20 1/16 in. (27.2 x 51 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
86.6