Fan

Unknown

1900–1915 · mother-of-pearl, metal, silk · Costume Institute

This is an exemoplarp of the type of fan decoration in which the variously shaped and formed sequins are combined to make up the design. Here there are flower heads, elliptical shapes, stars and ovals combined with regular round sequins that are combined, to give the appearance of foliate forms enclosed in geometric frames. The designer of this fan also makes good use of piqué work, or inlaid silver dots, in the sticks and guards. Piqué work was intended to imitate sequins and was a popular technique for adding additional sparkle in fan leaves and guards

Artist

Unknown

Date

1900–1915

Medium

mother-of-pearl, metal, silk

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Malvina Hoffman, 1960