IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 118055 accession number: MAR.M.239-1912 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Folding fan, single leaf paper painted in bodycolour and watercolour sprinkled with tiny mother-of-pearl chips. Sticks pierced and painted ivory; guards of carved and painted ivory (18+2); rivet of brass; washer of mother-of-pearl. Front: Two cartouches on front leaf, the left showing the main scene, probably Flora being watched by a river god in a forest. Flora is sitting on the ground holding a flower garland, one end of which is held up by a figure with wings (probably an Horae). A similar creature is crowning Flora with a wreath of flowers. The river god, wearing a wreath of leaves, is lying on the ground on the left, leaning his arms on a jar with water coming out of it. He is holding a paddle in his left hand. The cartouche on the right shows five nymphs in the wood, pointing to the scene on the left. A black and gold ornament borders the cartouches; free spaces are powdered with mother-of-pearl chips. Flower pattern in pastel colours in the middle and at both sides of the cartouches and on top of the right cartouche. Back: river goddess with wreath of leaves sitting on a bank, leaning her right arm on a jar with water coming out of it and holding a paddle in her left hand. Forest in the background. Sprays of flowers flank the scene. a thin golden line borders the leaf. Sticks: The following pattern is repeated three times: first sticks shaped and painted like a column, the next two pierced and painted with grey scrolling ornaments; again a column and a pair of pierced and painted cut sticks with scrolling ornaments. Reverse undecorated. Guards: Both guards are carved and painted in a similar way: scrolling, carved ornament on the shoulder; guard proper with painted flowers on flat surface and carved pieces of flowers and shells. object type: Folding fan, single leaf paper painted in bodycolour and watercolour sprinkled with tiny mother-of-pearl chips. Sticks pierced and painted ivory; guards of carved and painted ivory (18+2); rivet of brass; washer of mother-of-pearl. Front: Two cartouches on front leaf with Flora and watergod; back: water goddess near a river. title: folding fan LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: C. B. Marlay creditline: C.B. Marlay Bequest STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118055 CATEGORIES ------ category: fans DATING ------ creation date: 1760 - 1770 creation date earliest: 1760 creation date latest: 1770 culture: 18th Century, third quarter# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Width units: cm value: 47