Guard of a folding fan

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Guard of folding fan, of carved mother of pearl with a paste rivet head.

Carved with the figure of a seated man at the top and various cherubs amid scrolls and foliage. The rivet head is a paste opal.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-127-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1996.356 A
• Date: 1740-50
  18th century
  
• Material: Chicken skin; ivory; mother of pearl
  Fan / fan case
  
• Dimensions: 11.00"
  
• What: Fan / fan case
  
• Subject:
• Who: Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection
  
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• Event:
• Description: Fan of chicken skin and carved ivory sticks pierced with mother of pearl, leaf painted with a classical scene and a landscape, in a case, part of the Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection: 18th century
  
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