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Fan

1750s
Object PlaceNetherlands or Germany
Medium/TechniquePaper leaf with applied dyed straw, ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, brass
DimensionsGuard: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.); maximum open: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); arc: 115°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.183
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
Fan
1795–1800
Fan
1740s
Fan
about 1740
Fan
1795–99
Fan
1805–10
Lace fan
about 1775
Fan
1720s
Brisé fan
1700–25