Folding fan

anoniem, c. 1800 - c. 1810

Following Napoleon Bonaparte’s appointment as the ‘First Consul’ of France on 10 November 1799, fashion, under his influence, was increasingly dominated by Classical antiquity. This fan is a good example, with its gilt copper punched decorations of sheaves of arrows and stacked foliate and floral ornaments.

  • Artwork typefan, vouwwaaier
  • Object numberBK-1966-95
  • Dimensionsspan 49.5 cm x length 27.0 cm
  • Physical characteristicszijde, koper, bladgoud, papier, goudverf, hout, lak, ivoor