Folding Fan: Court Scene and Clocks
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumGouache on paper
Dimensions24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU25w9
eMuseum ID718133
EmbARK ObjectID12032
TMS Source ID1181
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesGilbert 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.
“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.
ProvenanceNotesProbably entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1892.
