Fan
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Fan

TitleFan
Date1876 19th century
Mediumivory, silk, metal, mother-of-pearl
OriginAmerican American
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBrooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Sterling Peters, 1943
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fan” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1876. It is executed in ivory, silk, metal, mother-of-pearl. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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