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Unmounted double paper fan leaf
Sarah Ashton & Co. (1797)
English (London)
1797
Object Place: London, England
Medium/Technique
Printed paper
Dimensions
28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.558
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPrinted design "Vive La Bagatelle" (a.k.a. "Conundrums"): scrolls with riddles in English and French, harp, branches, cup and squirrel on small-scale decorative background; decorative border with swags across top; lettercases with days of week to sides; stipple engraved medallion of owl ("Grave Wisdom") reading book ("Logic"), other books behind, center; inscribed left center base "Publish'd by Sarah Ashton and Co, No. 28, New Britain, Jany 1, 1797."