Fan leaf

French Charles Percier Antoine Denis Chaudet, 1763 – 1810 French Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine Jean Godefroy

1800

Medium: Medium: silk Technique: printed by engraved plate on 7\1 satin weave
Genre: Costume & accessories
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Unmounted fan leaf. Cream satin printed by engraved plate in blue. At center, a profile bust of Napoleon being crowned with laurel by Abundance and Victory. The medallion on the left contains Peace scattering flowers, and on the right, War hurling lightning. Surrounded by ornaments, garlands, and architectural details in the neoclassical style.