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Fan
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This folding fan decorated with figures in 18th-century costume dancing, playing music, and flirting exemplifies the Rococo revival in America. In response to widespread urbanization and the spread of manufacturing, wealthy members of American society embraced styles and subjects of the past such as the fête champêtre (outdoor entertainment). This luxurious, handmade object denounces the mechanization of mass production.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFan, c. 1850–1870. Marie Gallois (French), retailed by Tiffany & Co. (America, New York, est. 1837). Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold; overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); spread: 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Helen Humphreys, 1960.267
