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Brisé fan

1790–1800
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueIvory; silk satin weave; brass or metal
DimensionsOverall: 25cm (9 13/16in.)
Other (open maximum): 42.5cm (16 3/4in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.395
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976
Embroidered fan
late 19th century
Man's ensemble
Helmut Lang
Autumn/Winter 2003–2004
Brisé fan
1790–1800
Brisé fan
late 18th early 19th century
Waistcoat
mid-19th century
Expanding fan
about 1875
Brisé fan
1790–early 19th century