Brisé fan owned by Marie Louise Bonaparte
second quarter 19th century
Object PlaceItaly (?)
Medium/TechniqueSilver filigree blades with silk ribbon
DimensionsGuard: 20.0 cm (7 7/8 in.); maximum open: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.) arc: 145°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.354
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ProvenanceSaid to have been given by Napoleon Bonaparte to second wife Marie Louise (daughter of Francis I of Austria) upon his marriage to her in 1810; by 1844: Professor Gondenzi of Bologna; 1860: given by Gondenzi to Professor Casale of Venice; by 1921, purchased by Contessa Antoinette Zuppiani of Asolo; by 1925, collection Pauline H. Shirer; by 1925, collection Surradge R. Cameron; by 1976, purchased from Cameron by Esther Oldham; gift of Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976.
1720s
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