Fan

Duvelleroy

ca. 1910 · mother-of-pearl, silk, metal · Costume Institute

Duvelleroy was the foremost French fan maker in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The iridescence of the mother-of-pearl and sequins give the fan a glittering visual effect and an overall harmony to the design, which is further enhanced by the dyed color of mother-of-pearl. The fine French workmanship is evident in the skillful execution of the surface decoration using small scale elements. The owner of this fan, Mary Flagler Cary, was the granddaughter of Henry Morrison Flagler, co-founder of Standard Oil and Florida East Coast Railroad. Her sister, Jean Flagler Matthews, founded the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida.

Artist

Duvelleroy

Date

ca. 1910

Medium

mother-of-pearl, silk, metal

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 trustees of Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, 1969