Object details
Object number
U25w9
Creator(s)
French
Title
Folding Fan: Court Scene and Clocks
Date
18th century
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Probably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1892.
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.
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.
Gallery
Veronese Room
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