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Pleated Fan, 1820–1830
Double paper leaf with gilded hand-colored etching.Obverse: scene of three women with a lyre. Possibly an operatic scene. Reverse: plain paper with small gold ornamentation. Carved bone sticks with metallic…
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Pleated Fan, 19th century
Folding fan with a leaf of white bobbin lace with swirling floral patterns. Sticks of plain mother-of-pearl, with a wide white silk ribbon.
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Pleated Fan, late 19th century
Pleated fan. Metallic net leaf backed with black chiffon. Obverse: decorated with bands and diamonds of black sequins and paillettes sewn on taffeta as well as metal net. Carved sandalwood…
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Pleated Fan (France), mid-19th century
Pleated fan. Gilded paper leaf with hand-colored lithograph. Obverse: rustic fisherpeople against a landscape with water, and scrolling gold borders. Sticks are sandalwood with pierced designs and inlaid steel discs.…
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Bowl (Iran), 14th century
Bulbous bowl with wide lip, under which is a decorative band with text. Repeating pomegranate pattern on body.
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Pleated Fan, ca. 1875
Pleated fan with needle lace leaf showing royal procession, lined with net. Ivory sticks. Guards have raised bumps in imitation of bamboo.
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Pleated Fan (USA), ca. 1895
Pleated folding fan with a black silk gauze leaf, painted with Cupid in a heart-shaped framework at center, surrounded by figures in costumes from various periods and locations. Black carved…
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Shawl Border (India), early 20th century
Shaggy-headed flower sprays with long pointed leaves filling horizontal band in serpentines. Floral guard border with decorated guard strips. In purples, bright turquoise and greens on a tan ground. One…
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Shawl Border (India), early 20th century
Close-set horizontal repeat of flowering sprays. Flower and leaf guard band at bottom with decorated guard strips. In purples, bright turqoise and green on a dark tan ground. Long warp…
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Shawl Border (India), early 20th century
Shawl border fragment with a horizontal repeat of two variants of vase and flowers in twining framework of stems with small leaves and flowers. Scrolling floral guard band with decorated…
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