Lace fan
1870s
Object PlaceFrance or Belgium
Medium/TechniqueLace leaf with silk cartouches painted in gouache; pierced and incised mother-of-pearl sticks, with pierced ivory ribs; mother-of-pearl; brass
Dimensions30 cm (11 13/16 in.); maximum open: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); arc: 165°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.540
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1976: collection Mrs. Edward F. Timmins; by 1976: collection Esther Oldham; gift of Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976.
