Fan
a painting by
Antoine Watteau
(French, 1684–1721)
mid-19th century
Object PlaceFrance, for Spanish market
Medium/TechniquePaper leaf, lithographed, embossed, gilded and painted with watercolor; mother-of-pearl sticks pierced and incised with gilt; brass
DimensionsGuard: 28 cm (11 in.); maximum open: 52 cm 20 1/2 in.); arc: 160°
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary Lee, in memory of Miss Alice Lee
Accession number56.131
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Miss Mary Lee to MFA, February 9, 1956.
