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Brisé fan

1740–1880
Object PlaceEurope
Medium/TechniqueIvory blades, painted in oil and varnished; painted silk; tortoiseshell or painted ivory
DimensionsGuard: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); maximum open: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); arc: 125°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.206
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
Brisé fan
1700–25
Brisé fan
1735–45, 1780–89
Brisé fan
1880s (?)
Brisé fan
1788–89
Brisé fan
1750–1800
Brisé fan
about 1825
Brisé fan
1830–35
Brisé fan
1700–30
Brisé fan
about 1825–55