Fan
This fan has sticks of ivory with a painted paper leaf. It shows three scenes of Naples, with the central scene showing the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius erupting. Given the subject, it was probably brought back to England as a souvenir of the Grand Tour.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 379/1905
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Personal objects
- Material
- paperivory
- Common Name
- fan
- Simple Name
- fan
- Period Classification
- George III (1760-1811)
- Production Date
- c 1780
- Production Year Low
- 1780
- Production Year High
- 1810
