Colorfully Striped Hand-painted Paper Hand Fan with Gilded Edge, Presumed Earlier 19th Century flat loom with two completed pieces per

with two completed pieces per leaf plus their backsides visible from the opposite direction--so one could take this apart and have 57 full page pieces total with blank reverse sides

Definitely with some age to it

which photos give a sense of

With carved and painted heads on dowels that extend to the bottom of their chests

I love the way the basket of flowers at her waist mirrors the flounce of her skirt below

Colorfully Striped Hand-painted Paper Hand Fan with Gilded Edge, Presumed Earlier 19th Century flat loom with two completed pieces perI believe this is an early one (c. 1830s would be my guess), which immediately reminded of my favorite folding fan ever, hand dyed with stripes just like this, but that one stenciled with the letters of the alphabet. No alphabet here, but the colors are beautiful, and with gold along the edge. Closed 9 5 8" x 13 16" x 7 8". Opens to 16 3 4" measured corner to corner. Some creasing across the center, best understood via photos of the reverse they