Fan
ArtistPossibly
Unknown Chinese
CultureChinese
Titles
- Fan
Date1880s
Probable placeChina
MediumPainted silk gauze, bone, and silk
DimensionsOpen: 23 1/2 × 25 × 1 1/4 in. (59.7 × 63.5 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (closed): 14 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (36.2 × 3 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (closed): 14 1/4 × 1 3/16 × 1 1/4 in. (36.2 × 3 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary De Haven de Kok
Object number95.526
Non exposé
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Geoffrey Beene
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Unknown Japanese
1868–1912
Dyed and hand-painted silk gauze (monsha)
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Unknown European
c. 1850
Gouache on vellum, mother of pearl, silver, and metallic and silk thread
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Unknown English
1850
Silk yarn, steel beads, gilt metal, silk satin ribbon, silk embroidery thread, gold, and ink
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Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
