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Creator Buissot

Accession number 60.73.2

Unique identifier MNY151265

Description White paper leaf painted fan. On recto: Polychrome in eighteenth-century style after Watteau with central cartouche (pastiche of the "Fêtes venitiennes" in the National Gallery of Scotland) flanked by two smaller pictorial medallions framed with palm fronds, floral garlands, and gold C-scrolls; pendant musical trophies between. On verso: small floral bouquet at center containing poppies, roses and forget-me-nots, with gilt trellis work at flowers at corners. Signed at lower left corner: Buissot. / Paris. Monture of pierced, carved and painted ivory with galant shepherd and shepherdess at center flanked by cartouches containing musical trophies, surrounded by flowers; guards carved in deep relief with shepherdess, flowers, C-scrolls, and gardening implements, with applied color; green faceted paste stone at rivet held by gilt prongs. Associated (possibly original) padded box with hinged lid, the exterior covered with 18th century-inspired striped silk; lid stamped in gold: E. Buissot / Fabrique d'Eventails / 46, Rue des Petites Ecuries / Paris.

Dated ca. 1900

Object Type fan (costume accessory)

Medium gilding (technique), ivory (tooth component), paint (coating), paper (fiber product), stone (worked rock)

File dimensions 18.3 in × 12.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 31.4 cm at 300dpi

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