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Fan

ca. 1858

Not on view

Chantilly lace, alternating black and white and mounted on carved and pierced mother-of-pearl sticks, makes for a particularly stylish fan. Distinguished by a golden V with coronet, this fan belonged to an extravagant and renowned beauty of her day, Virginia Oldoini, the Countess of Castiglione. A gelatin silver photographic portrait print of the Countess holding this fan is in The Met's collection (47.149.15).

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Title: Fan

Date: ca. 1858

Culture: possibly Spanish

Medium: Lace, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 11 × 20 3/8 in. (27.9 × 51.8 cm)

Classification: Fans

Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Clark Thompson, 1923

Object Number: 24.80.35

Chronology

Southern Europe, 1800-1900 A.D.

"European Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs: 1850–1900"

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Southern Europe, 1800-1900 A.D.

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"European Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs: 1850–1900"

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