Orozimbo fan Object.

Format:

Image

Contributor:

Nantucket Historical Association, owner.

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Orozimbo (Ship).

Children.

Exports.

Fashion.

Flowers.

Gifts.

Ivory.

Paper.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], [approximately 1806]

Summary:

Carved ivory with gilded and gouache painted decoration. This beautifully carved and pierced ivory fan is decorated with a pair of gilded cartouches and a central painted scene of two boys with fire. The paper case is decorated with Chinese figures.

Notes:

Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from 'From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade' by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994.

Title from publisher's website.