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Fan leaf
English (London)
1797
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Paper; stipple
Dimensions
53.3 x 28.9 cm (21 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.556
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionUnmounted double paper fan leaf. Stipple engraved and hand colored design: "The Lady's Adviser, Physician and Moralist..." on fan carried by cupid center; 6 numbered cartouches on themes 1) Hoe to catch the Spleen, 2) How to avoid it, 3) How to fall violently in love, 4) A Gentle Cure for it, 5) How to Plague every-body, 6) How to please most Folks; annotations below among swags; inscribed center "London Publish'd by Ashton and Co. No. 28, Little Britain; and Enter'd at Stationer's Hall, Jan. 1, 1797." (Schreiber E96)