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Folding fan with single paper leaf, carved and pierced ivory sticks and guards.

Leaf painted in gouache with central vignette of Aurora and Titmus. The background has small gold flowers set with mother of pearl flakes. Sticks stained blue, the upper part of the guards backed by red foil.

The painting is after an earlier Italian one. The sticks have a lower register design which is typically English.

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• Online ID: 000-100-101-282-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1996.358 A
• Date: About 1750
  c. 1760
  
• Material: Ivory
  Fan / fan case
  
• Dimensions: 10.50"
  
• What: Fan / fan case
  
• Subject:
• Who: Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection
  
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• Event:
• Description: Fan of pierced and painted ivory sticks, leaf painted with god and goddess in chariot in the clouds, the reverse with Chinese views, in a case, part of the Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection: c. 1760
  
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