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Fan
Fan

Fan

about 1740
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf etched and painted in gouache, applied bits of mother-of-pearl; ivory sticks, pierced and painted; mother-of-pearl
DimensionsGuard: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in.); maximum open: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.) arc: 125°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.291
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Ester Oldham to the MFA, 1976
Fan
1740s
Fan
1730–40
Fan
1750s
Fan
1720s
1780s
Fan
1780s
Fan
1780s
Fan
Nicolas Lancret
about 1732
Fan
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
about 1750