Fan
a painting by
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
(Spanish, 1599–1660)
about 1750
Object PlaceNetherlands (?)
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf painted in watercolor; pierced ivory sticks; carved ivoryguard; mother-of-pearl, diamond paste
DimensionsGuard: 29.0 cm (11 7/16); maximum open: 52.0 cm (20 1/2 in.); arc: 155°
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.323
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976.
