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Fan box

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Possibly English

Postcard of Fan box.
000-100-101-278-C
© National Museums Scotland

Fan box

Two-piece embossed and painted fan box.

Square cylindrical box with lid which acts as a stopper. The paper has an embossed design of exotic foliage and is painted green with blotches of red and orange. The lid has a cream silk bow on top.

The fan is not the original one for the box


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Online ID: 000-100-101-278-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1996.356 B
Date: 18th century
Mid 18th century
Material: Chicken skin; ivory; mother of pearl
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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