Fan

Folding fan with single fine skin leaf mounted a l'Anglaise with sticks and guards of carved and pierced mother of pearl.

The leaf is painted with a scene of Calypso entertaining Telemachus. The guards are carved with a mermaid in foliage. The sticks may not have been reassembled correctly. The back is plain.

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Online ID:	000-100-101-298-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1996.369
Date:	About 1725-30 c. 1740
Material:	Mother of pearl
Dimensions:	11.50"
What:	ICOM Number: F 8.3
Subject:	European Costume : female costume : accessories
Who:	Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection
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Description:	Fan with carved and pierced mother of pearl sticks, leaf painted with a fete champetre, part of the Richmond Inglis Collection: c. 1740
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