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| Caption | Pleated fan with leaf of parchment painted on both sides. An allegorical wedding scene in classical imagery. By the altar of Hymen (the Greek god of marriage), the couple are tethered to cupid's chariot. At left, a river god. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory, showing a man and woman, inlaid with mother-of-pearl thumb guard, and metal rivet head. Date: 1720s. Record ID: chndm_1939-64-5. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | Painted parchment leaf, carved and pierced ivory sticks inlaid with mother-of-pearl, mother-of-pearl thumb guard, metal rivet |
| Credit | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Pleated fan leaf parchment painted both sides allegorical wedding scene classical imagery |
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| YCH016409-003 | 3,000 x 3,000 pixels | 10 |
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