Fan
an engraving by
Sir Robert Strange
(Scottish, active in England, 1721–1792)
1745
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniquePaper leaf, engraved and watercolored; carved ivory sticks; painted ivory guards
DimensionsGuard: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.); maximum open: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.); arc: 115°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.292
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
1760s
1740s
1740s
1783–85
about 1820
1850–1900
1755–60
1720s