Name of Object:

Fan

Name in original language:

Abanico

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Decorative Arts

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Date of Object:

1905-1910

Author:

Leitao

Inventory Number:

MNAD27222

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Lace and tortoiseshell; diamonds and pearls

Dimensions:

26,5 x 52 cm

Provenance:

Portugal/possibly Belgium (lace)

Description:

This fan was used by the Queen Maria Cristina of Spain and showed that the influence of the Orientalism or Neo-Mudéjar style had arrived in lace design. This lace has pointed arches and interlacing decoration very similar to Arab patterns.

Type of Object

Accessories

Citation of this web page:

Ana Cabrera "Fan" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;71;en

Prepared by: Ana Cabrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 071