Artist: Unknown; Date(s): after 1801 - before 1900; Classification(s): fans, bris? fan, printing, Bris? fan, sticks of pierced and gilt ivory with a small length of tortoiseshell at the base of the guards. Rivet heads of cut paste. Leaf painted in colours and gilt.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Marlay, Charles Brinsley, 1912, C.B. Marlay Bequest [MAR.M.243-1912]
Description: Bris? fan, sticks of pierced and gilt ivory with a small length of tortoiseshell at the base of the guards. Rivet heads of cut paste. Leaf painted in colours and gilt. On the back, a central large gilt floral spray flanked by smaller sprays. Border of wavy foliage. On the front, two men in Turkish dress are restraining a young woman, watched by another woman standing to the left; landscape background, with an urn and buildings. Border of flowers and scrolls. Gilt edge.
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