Fan - The Wedding of Cupid and Psyche
| Accession Nr.: | 74.102.1 |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1795
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| Place of production: | France |
| Materials: | cardboard; wood |
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| Techniques: | engraving; handpainted |
| Dimensions: |
height: 36 cm
width: 19 cm
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The heptagonal, light blue leaf is framed by an octagonal black, trefoil pattern on a grey ground. It is embellished in the middle by an engraving depicting the marriage of Amor and Psyche. Around the circular engraving is a string of gilded pearls. On the verso there is circular ornamentation in blue and black on a yellow ground.
Literature
- Maros Donka Szilvia: Bájos semmiségek. Az Iparművészeti Múzeum legyezőgyűjteménye (1700-1920). Balassi Kiadó - Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2002. - Nr. 74
