Accession Nr.: 82.301.1
Date of production:
ca. 1890
Place of production: France
Materials: brass; linen leaf; maplewood
Techniques: pressed; with lithography
Dimensions:
height: 34,5 cm
diameter: 61,5 cm
In the middle of the pastel-coloured leaf four young ladies can be seen playing croquet a fifth, seated on a chair and at a slight distance from the players, is watching them. On each side there are flowers, with dragonflies flitting among them. On the sticks there are butterflies amidst gilded festoons of flowers.

Literature

  • Maros Donka Szilvia: Bájos semmiségek. Az Iparművészeti Múzeum legyezőgyűjteménye (1700-1920). Balassi Kiadó - Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2002. - Nr. 160.