“Fan” (1855–65) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Fan

Title	Fan
Date	1855–65 19th century
Medium	mother-of-pearl, paper, gouache
Origin	European European
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Arents in memory of Annie Walter Arents, 1949
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Subjects: Zoological illustration

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