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Eventail plié

Unknown

1860

unspecified

From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Still Life Bouquet Flower Gilding Hand Fan Plume

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Eventail plié is a 1860 unspecified by Unknown, a Impressionism work, depicting Bouquet, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1860 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

About this work

This is a decorative hand fan with painted scenes on its leaves. The fan is mostly white with carved details and a green tassel hanging from the handle. The edges have scalloped, lace-like trim, and the top border is decorated with small, cloud-like shapes. The fan’s leaves show colorful, detailed pictures of people in different activities—some appear to be indoors, while others are outside. The bright colors and busy scenes suggest it was meant to be both useful and eye-catching. Look up hand fan to see how fans like this were used in daily life.