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Fan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Handheld fan with painted scene of people in historical clothing. The fan is fully open, displaying a colorful painting of people in 18th-century attire on the outer surface. The inner sticks are white and gold while the outer sticks are black and gold. The fan's background is a landscape with trees and sky, and it is set against a plain off-white background. The title "Fan" is associated with this image.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th century
Medium:
ivory, silk
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
600 × 393 px
Museum record:
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