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Brisé fan

1720s
Object PlaceThe Netherlands (?)
Medium/TechniqueIvory blades, painted in oil and varnished; silk ribbon, tortiseshell, mother-of-pearl
DimensionsGuard: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.); maximum open: 35.5 cm (14 in.); arc: 120°
arc: 120°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.188
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
Fan
mid-17th century
Brisé fan
1740–1880
Brisé fan
1700–25
Brisé fan
1735–45, 1780–89
Brisé fan
1788–89
Brisé fan
about 1825–50
Brisé fan
about 1880
Brisé fan
1880s (?)
Brisé fan
about 1830–55
Brisé fan
1750–1800