Fan
Retailer
Tiffany & Company
(American, founded 1837)
Date1875-1900
MediumSilk, lace, mother-of-pearl, gilt pigment, brass
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4in. (27.3cm)
ClassificationsPERSONAL ARTIFACTS
Credit LineProctor Collection
Terms
Object numberPC. 684.41.a-b
DescriptionGauze leaf painted with four female figures listening to a man playing a lute outside, and edged with Brussels lace; pierced, carved and gilded mother-of-pearl monture, with brass rivet and hoop; original white satin box: “Tiffany & Co. box inscribed "Tiffany & Co., Union Square."On View
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Label TextFrancis Houghton was a prolific and talented English fan painter. Little is known about his personal life, but a number of his fans survive in museum collections. This fan was retailed at Tiffany & Co., in New York.
