000-100-101-280-C
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Fan
Folding fan with double leaf of chicken skin, sticks and guards of carved and painted mother of pearl.
The leaf is painted with a scene showing Alexander the Great meeting Diogenes in his barrel. The guards are inlaid with gilded metal.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-101-280-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland A.1996.357 A |
| Date: |
1740
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| Material: |
Chicken skin. Inscription: F P Valori, Rome, 1740
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| Dimensions: |
11.50"
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| What: |
Fan / fan case
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| Who: |
Alexander
Diogenes
F.P. Valori, Rome, Italy (Maker)
Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection
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| Where: |
Italy, Rome
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| Description: |
Fan of chicken skin leaf painted with Alexander and Diogenes, the reverse with villas and a landscape, in a case, part of the Richmond Inglis Cochrane Collection: Italian, Rome, by F.P. Valori, 1740
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