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Source Description
This folding fan decorated with figures in 18th-century costume dancing, playing music, and flirting exemplifies the Rococo revival in America. In response to widespread urbanization and the spread of manufacturing, wealthy members of American society embraced styles and subjects of the past such as the fête champêtre (outdoor entertainment). This luxurious, handmade object denounces the mechanization of mass production.
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Document identity
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136398
label
Fan
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object
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Source metadata
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136398
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object
title
Fan
description
This folding fan decorated with figures in 18th-century costume dancing, playing music, and flirting exemplifies the Rococo revival in America. In response to widespread urbanization and the spread of manufacturing, wealthy members of American society embraced styles and subjects of the past such as the fête champêtre (outdoor entertainment). This luxurious, handmade object denounces the mechanization of mass production.
date
c. 1850–1870
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80030294
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65983
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Miscellaneous
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); Spread: 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.)
cul
France, late 19th century
accession
1960.267
Source extras
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Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold
tombstone
Fan, c. 1850–1870. Marie Gallois (French), retailed by Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837). Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); spread: 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Helen Humphreys, 1960.267
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
central medallion signed: "Gallois."
creditline
Gift of Helen Humphreys
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2026-05-29 06:57:41.109000
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136398
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold
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female
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