Fan
Unknown Artist
last quarter 18th century
Medium
Tortoiseshell, silk, paper, silver and gold leaf
Dimensions
10 x 19 in. (25.4 x 48.3 cm)
Classification
Fans
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of Ella Wolcott Clark Rogers, Gift of Ella Mabel Clark, 1948
Accession Number
48.58.3
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About this artwork
This tortoiseshell, silk, paper, silver and gold leaf, created in last quarter 18th century, represents significant artistic achievement by Unknown Artist, whose work. The piece demonstrates the technical capabilities and aesthetic conventions of this art during this historical period. Working in tortoiseshell, silk, paper, silver and gold leaf, the artist employed materials and techniques characteristic of the era, creating visual effects that convey both subject matter and artistic vision. Mus...