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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.

  • Ribbon (France), 18th century

    Narrow ribbon in pinks and greenin a repeated, small-scale striped pattern. Elaborate tassels at either end.

  • Bag (France), late 18th century

    Bag of white cotton printed with a basket of fruit and flowers on each side, with a strawberry vine border and a narrow egg-and-dart border. Drawstring top with silk cord…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Ribbon (France), 1750–1800

    Long strip, widening toward the bottom, of openwork effect formed by silk-wound linen strands bound at intervals by silk warps. Serpentine of green ribbon tied to form small scallops applied…

  • Bag (France), 19th century

    Tall white cap, or hat, off white cotton. Wider at top, shaped to fit forehead at bottom, and folds flat. Quilted and heavily padded; back, design of white ridges that…

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