Fixed fan

1909–10

Not on view

Fans used for advertising were widely used in the late 19th and first part of the 20th century to promote commercial enterprises. This one depicts the interior of the famous Tea Room at The Plaza Hotel at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, a well-known New York landmark where society met to see and be seen. The costume is depicted very accurately. The Tea Room existed in this form until 2005 when the hotel was closed to be renovated into condominiums.

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Title: Fixed fan
Date: 1909–10
Culture: probably Japanese
Medium: wood, silk
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
Object Number: 2009.300.1825
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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