Fan
late 19th century
Medium
Mother-of-pearl, satin, metal, enamel
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 13 × 23 7/8 in. (33 × 60.6 cm)
Classification
Fans
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frank S. Tolman, 1947
Accession Number
47.77
Tags
About the Artist
Tiffany & Co. · 1837–present
Tiffany & Co., founded on September 18, 1837, by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City as a stationery and fancy goods store, quickly evolved into a premier American house for jewelry and decorative arts. Under Charles's leadership, the firm introduced innovations like the sterling silver standard in 1851 and the iconic six-prong Tiffany Setting engagement ring in 1886, establis...