Fan

Italy

19th century

  • Titles Fan (Descriptive)
  • Medium mother of pearl, paper
  • Dimensions 17 in. (43.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William M. Rogers, 1975.96.14
  • Work Type fan
  • Classification Costume

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Covered urn of white jasper with green jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, on round foot with overlapping acanthus leaves around the edge, the lower body with acanthus leaf motifs, the main body divided into four reserves with decorative lattice work in between, each reserve with an applied white classical vignette, including Psyche bound by Cupids, Aurora in her Chariot, Cupid as Oracle, and Muses watering Pegasus, with a band of ivy leaves and ribbon just below the shoulder and with acanthus leaves around the neck and on the cover, with drop finial.
Bust in profile right in uniform with sash and medals.
Oval tri-color jasper (dark blue, lilac, and white) cameo with white relief sacrificial scene with polished edges.
Figure modeled after the statuette of Vischer on the Sebaldus Tomb in the Church of St. Sebald in Nuremberg.