Fan

J. Derber

1885–95 · wood, silk, metal, glass, paint · Costume Institute

The vile in the tassel of this fan would have been been used for perfume or smelling salts.

Artist

J. Derber

Date

1885–95

Medium

wood, silk, metal, glass, paint

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the executors of the estate of Clara M. Blum in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966