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Brisé fan

1840
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueTortoiseshell; silk satin weave; lacquer; cardboard
DimensionsOverall: 19.5cm (7 11/16in.)
Other (open maximum): 35cm (13 3/4in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.411
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976
Calash
last quarter of the 18th century
Brisé fan
late 18th–early 19th century
View: Front
Probably 19th century or 20th century
Lace fan
about 1850–75
Brisé fan
1905–10
Folding fan
late 19th century
Brisé fan
1740–1880
Brisé fan
1700–25
1790–early 1800s
Woman's hat
late 18th to early 19th century