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Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition

Printer Brioude-Laguérie French
After a design by Alphonse Guilletat French
1855
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556
Intended as a souvenir, this commemorative fan shows major buildings and monuments of the 1855 Exposition Universelle. On the reverse, or user's side, facts and figures about the exhibition are given. Modeled after the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, this exposition and others like it attracted artists as well as merchants and presented an international array of achievements and curiosities to designers and the public.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fan commemorating the 1855 Universal Exhibition
  • Printer: Brioude-Laguérie
  • Artist: After a design by Alphonse Guilletat
  • Date: 1855
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: hand-colored and gilded lithograph; ivory; mother-of-pearl
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 19 3/4 in. (26.4 x 50.2 cm)
  • Classification: Fans
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.82.14
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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