Fan: "Scene of Clemency"
1800–10
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf painted in gouache, gilded and embossed; gilded openwork metal sticks and guards
DimensionsGuard: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); maximum open: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); arc: 160°
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession number95.859
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. George Washington Wales to MFA, March 28, 1895.
1720–40
1740s
1765–80
1750s
1915–25
1730–50
18th century
about 1755
1770s
early 20th century
about 1875