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Brisé spyglass fan

about 1790
Object PlaceFrance or Netherlands
Medium/TechniquePierced and gilded horn blades; spyglass lens in guard; silk; horn
DimensionsGuard: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); maximum open: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); arc: 150°
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.2086
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ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to MFA, November 10, 1943.
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1830–35
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about 1875
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