The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 26, 2024

Fan

Fan

c. 1900
(French, 1860–1945)
Open and extended: 21.5 x 37 x 1.8 cm (8 7/16 x 14 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view
  • The 19 slats of this fan are composed of mother-of-pearl that is only as thick as a quarter. The slats were created from multiple pieces, and the skillful joins are visible only under magnification. Drilled and cut holes in the mother-of-pearl impart a lacy design and make the material even more fragile. The inherent delicacy led to numerous breaks and repairs over the fan's lifetime, including a recent break along a previous repair. After lengthy study and materials testing, the conservator chose to adhere Mylar, a thin, transparent, stable, polyester film to the reverse. This nearly invisible and reversible repair provides strength while allowing the fan to be viewed as originally intended.
  • sale at the Hotel Drouet, Paris of artifacts from the Lalique family; late 1980s from Lucie Saboudjian, a pre-eminent dealer of fans in Paris, France,; Robert Alexandre Zehil, Monaco.
  • Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, Jeannine J Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2008. Reproduced: P. 118-119; Mentioned: P. 333, no. 147
  • Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 19, 2008-January 18, 2009).
  • {{cite web|title=Fan|url=false|author=René Lalique|year=c. 1900|access-date=26 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.79