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Wendy and Emery Reves's fan collection was one of their most distinguished areas of collecting and was of particular interest to Wendy Reves. She collected nearly 110 examples dating from the early 18th to the early 20th century. The more than thirty fans now in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection represent the core of her 18th-century holdings.
This fan is probably English and depicts the Old Testament story of Jephthah's daughter. As is traditional, the biblical figure is shown being greeted by his daughter. He recoils in horror because he has just returned from battle, where he swore to sacrifice the first living thing he sees after a safe return.
The fan's verso depicts a rustic couple with flower baskets. The ivory sticks and guards, which are held in place by a rivet holding a paste jewel, are intricately carved and pierced with Asian-style buildings, temples, and fret-work. Such devices were so fashionable as design elements in the 18th century that the term chinoiserie was coined to describe the vogue.
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Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 25 and 38.
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Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]
[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.
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Fan Association of North America~Watch a demonstration of the language of fans at the 30th Assemblage of the Fan Association of North America.
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General Description
Wendy and Emery Reves's fan collection was one of their most distinguished areas of collecting and was of particular interest to Wendy Reves. She collected nearly 110 examples dating from the early 18th to the early 20th century. The more than thirty fans now in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection represent the core of her 18th-century holdings.
This fan is probably English and depicts the Old Testament story of Jephthah's daughter. As is traditional, the biblical figure is shown being greeted by his daughter. He recoils in horror because he has just returned from battle, where he swore to sacrifice the first living thing he sees after a safe return.
The fan's verso depicts a rustic couple with flower baskets. The ivory sticks and guards, which are held in place by a rivet holding a paste jewel, are intricately carved and pierced with Asian-style buildings, temples, and fret-work. Such devices were so fashionable as design elements in the 18th century that the term chinoiserie was coined to describe the vogue.
Adapted from
Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 25 and 38.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Fan Association of North America~Watch a demonstration of the language of fans at the 30th Assemblage of the Fan Association of North America.
Notes
TMS Updates
search and display dates
place of origin
provenance
bibliography
published references
text entry
added 'paintings' to classification
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]
From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]
[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.
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