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Fan

about 1820
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf painted in gouache; pierced and carved bone sticks; carved ivory guards; paste
Dimensions29 cm (11 7/16 in.); Legacy dimension: Guard: 11 1/2 in.; Max. open: 21 5/8 in.
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.350
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
Fan
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Folding fan
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1765–80
Fan
Charles Le Brun
1720–40
Fan
1740s
Fan
Charles Eisen
1780s
Fan
1740s
Open with box
Antonio Guardi
1767
Fan
1850–1900
Cabriolet fan
1755–60
Fan
1750s
Fan
1783–85