LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2025

Museum Hours

Monday

11 am–6 pm

Tuesday

11 am–6 pm

Wednesday

Closed

Thursday

11 am–6 pm

Friday

11 am–8 pm

Saturday

10 am–7 pm

Sunday

10 am–7 pm

 

  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2025
Collections

Folding Fan1880-1890

Not on view
Fully open folding fan with black lace leaf over silk, tortoiseshell sticks, and three hand-painted figural vignettes in blue, white, and gray; black tassel at pivot
Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
1880-1890
Medium
Silk sheer and lace leaf, tortoise shell sticks, brass metallic loop, tortoise shell button, silver metallic rivet, silk tassel
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 14 1/8 in. (35.88 cm) Length (Tassel): 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm) Length (Length of guard): 13 3/4 in. (34.93 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm) Depth of leaf: 9 3/8 in. (23.81 cm) Length (Spread): 27 1/4 in. (69.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.36a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles