Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brisé fan with box
Object Number:
1946.101ab
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Sandalwood, paint, cardboard, textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. (16.2 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm)
Box: 1 5/8 x 8 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.1 x 20.6 x 3.5
Marks:
stamped in gold: on satin lining inside of box lid: "DREICER & Co. / 560 Fifth Avenue / NEW YORK"
Description:
Sandalwood brisé fan with painted rococo style decoration on obverse and reverse; center of obverse with garden scene in oval frame with seated female figure and standing male figure holding stringed instrument; reverse with basket of flowers and floral wreath at center; in shaped cardboard box covered in pink, green, and beige textile with woven stripe and floral pattern and lined with ivory-colored satin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sandford D. Foot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
