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Lace fan

1790–1810
Object PlaceEngland or France
Medium/TechniqueLace leaf; ribbed, pierced, ivory sticks painted in oil (?); paste; brass
DimensionsGuard: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); maximum open: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.); arc: 130°
Credit LineGift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession number1978.131
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Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsSINCERITÉ EST RARE
ProvenanceGift of Misses Aimeé and Rosamond Lamb to the MFA, April 12, 1978.
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