Fan (Guard)

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Guard of folding fan, of carved ivory inlaid with mother of pearl, and with a brass rivet.

The top part is inlaid with the classical dressed figure of a soldier holding a shield and a Chinese woman below. At the throat is a flaming heart above an inlaid shell.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-166-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1996.368
• Date: About 1730-40
  c. 1730
  
• Material: Ivory; silver; mother of pearl
  Fan
  ICOM Number: F 8.3
  
• Dimensions: 10.50"
  
• What: Fan
  ICOM Number: F 8.3
  
• Subject: European Costume : female costume : accessories
  
• Who: Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection
  
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• Description: Fan with ivory sticks pique with silver and mother of pearl plaques, leaf painted with a piper and figures in a landscape, part of the Richmond Inglis Collection: c. 1730
  
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