id: 136398 accession number: 1960.267 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.267 updated: 2023-04-22 12:24:28.470000 Fan, c. 1850–1870. Marie Gallois (French), retailed by Tiffany & Co. (American, 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 title: Fan title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1850–1870 creation date earliest: 1850 creation date latest: 1870 current location: creditline: Gift of Helen Humphreys copyright: --- culture: France, late 19th century technique: Leaf: gouache on paper; sticks and guards: mother-of-pearl; pivot: gold department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Miscellaneous find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Marie Gallois (French) - artist * Tiffany & Co. (American, New York, est. 1837) - retailer --- measurements: Overall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); Spread: 46.1 cm (18 1/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: central medallion signed: "Gallois." translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints opening date: 2015-01-25T00:00:00 Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Ms. Helen Humphreys, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: 1960 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1960- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.267/1960.267_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.267/1960.267_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1960.267/1960.267_full.tif