Pleated fan
Pleated fan
Maker unrecorded. late 18th–late 19th century. Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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Pleated fanObject type
Pleated fan is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Pleated fan” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Pleated fan
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
ParchmentMaterial
Parchment is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
IvoryMaterial
Ivory is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
CarvingTechnique
Carving is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Parchment leaf gilded and painted with gouache, pierced, carved and painted ivory sticks
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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