Folding fan

Unknown (French)

Coypel, Noël Nicolas (1690-1734) (after a work of)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1765-1780

Height:

28.0 cm  (11 in.)

maximum open: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); arc: 150°

Technique / Medium:

skin/paper leaf painted in gouache; pierced, carved, and silver-gilt encrusted ivory sticks and guards; foil, paste

Place of creation:

France

School:

French

Description

From museum website:
Leaf: skin recto, paper verso. Twelve elaborately carved, silvered and gilded sticks with figures playing musical instruments. Paper leaf painted showing a banquet scene ("Alliance Between Bacchus and Venus"), with nymphs, cherubs, etc. On reverse, landscape with woman holding vase. Guard backed with gold foil, diamond paste at rivet.

Iconclass

41C5
celebration meal, feast, banquet
48CC753
more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champêtre'

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Tambourine [2746]
Triangle [3005] (with rings and beater)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6007