Fan
About 1800-1815
This simple, symmetrical design is in perfect keeping with the aesthetics of the neoclassical revival. The gilded and embossed paper and spangles (unfaceted sequins) would have caught the candlelight in a dining room, parlor, or ballroom.
Fan with ivory guard and sticks, blue silk lead with gilded paper and spangles, c. 1810, possibly French, 2590, gift of Josephine Reckless Hawkins and Jeanette Reckless Harriett.
