Fan

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Victorians were adept at making copies of 18th century fans which are sometimes difficult to differentiate from the originals. Details of the costume or hair sometimes are indicators. Here the jewelry at the women's neck while distinctly period, is not consistent with the what was worn at the neck with the costume depicted.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art