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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…

  • 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.

  • Imitation Leather (USA), 1908–10

    Bisymmetrical leaf and plant forms embossed in gold on glazed brown ground.

  • Imitation Leather (USA), 1908–10

    Textured green paper imitating embossed leather. Darker brown pigment rubbed into crevices.

  • Imitation Leather (USA), 1908–10

    Four brown and green stripes with stylized decoration on brown glazed crackled ground. Resembles painted leather.

  • Necklace with amulet Necklace, 19th century

    Amulet: metal, probably silver alloy. Box 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in.) square, with cover having filigree and turquoise ornamentation including four triangular pieces at base, applied at each side of…

  • Necklace (India), probably 19th century

    Necklace: Thin metal (copper or gilt alloy) with tooled ornaments, each bead filled with composition. Cloth disks separate the beads from each other. Most beads are roughly flattened spherical. Two…

  • 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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