Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1892.
Dimensions
24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Display Media
Gouache on paper
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Veronese Room
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 212. (as a Persian court scene, dated 18th century)
“Notes, Records, Comments.” Gardner Museum Calendar of Events 8, no. 7 (18 Oct. 1964), p. 2. (as French, dated 18th century)
Esther Oldham. "Mrs. Jack's Fans at Fenway Court." Spinning Wheel (May 1967), p. 11, ill. (as a Biblical scene; dated about 1775-1785)
Ellen Dennis. "A Note on the Fans in the Collection." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 44-49.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.