ID: 700008556 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008556	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Fan (folding fan; unknown Spanish; 1855/1865; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 2009.300.1813)

Note: The ornate designs on the sticks and guards of this fan mix Chinese and Western historical motifs. The birds derive from Chinese forms and the rococo flower baskets and C-scrolls are taken from the 18th century French design vocabulary. the fan is in remarkable condition, especially the sticks, guards and gold leaf. This is from the fan collection of Mary Walters Arents, wife of George Arents, one of the founders of the American Tobacco company. The Arentses also collected academic art which is in a similar style and aesthetic as the fans.

Titles:

Fan (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

folding fan [300404759] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, costume accessories carried, fans (costume accessories))

Classifications:

costume / clothing (preferred)

Creation Date: 1855/1865

Creator Display:

unknown Spanish [preferred,VP]

artist unknown Spanish (Spanish cultural designation) [500125267]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2009.300.1813

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

Display Materials: mother-of-pearl, paper, gouache, metal, gold leaf

	mother of pearl [300011835]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, combination inorganic/organic animal material, <animal shell and shell material>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	gouache (paint) [300070114]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>, water-base paint)

	metal [300010900]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	gold leaf [300264831]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by form>, leaf (metal))

Dimensions: 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)

Cultures:

Spanish (preferred)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	spring (season) [300133097]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, earth sciences concepts, seasons) (AAT)

	Chinese (culture or style) [300018322]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Fan	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)