Accession Nr.: 86.143.1-2
Date of production:
ca. 1870
Place of production: Germany (presumably)
Materials: brass; ivory; silk; wooden box
Techniques: riveted; woven
Dimensions:
height: 24 cm
width: 42 cm
height: 4,5 cm
length: 29 cm
width: 6,2 cm
Of the sticks only the right-hand guard-stick is embellished: it is carved and pierced, and exhibits bouquets of roses bound together by lily of the valley. On it, placed on a rounded shield pointed at the bottom, is a five-pointed coronet and the monogram SZB (Szabo Berta, i.e. Berta Szabo). On the top of the fan-box, which is rounded at the corners, the monogram and coat of arms are repeated in a larger size.

Literature

  • Maros Donka Szilvia: Bájos semmiségek. Az Iparművészeti Múzeum legyezőgyűjteménye (1700-1920). Balassi Kiadó - Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2002. - Nr. 120