Fan

European

1855–65

Not on view

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Title: Fan
Date: 1855–65
Culture: European
Medium: mother-of-pearl, paper, gouache
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: 2009.300.1822
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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