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Brisé fan

about 1825–50
Object PlaceChina, for export
Medium/TechniqueIvory blades carved and pierced; carved ivory guards; silk; mother-of-pearl
DimensionsGuard: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.); maximum open: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.402
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976
Brisé fan
about 1830–55
Fan
1783–85
Cabriolet fan
1755–60
Brisé fan
about 1875
Fan
1740s
Fan
Charles Le Brun
1720–40
Fan
about 1820
Fan
mid-17th century
Fan
Charles Eisen
1780s
Fan
1850–1900
Brisé fan
1788–89