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Fan, cut or découpé

late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Manufacturepossibly England
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueIvory with metallic inlays, gilt and pierced paper, brass and mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 27.9 x 1.3 x 3.8 cm (11 x 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1000
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949
Fan
1740s
Fan
1750s
Fan
Antoine Watteau
mid-19th century
Adolfo Farsari
About 1886
Adolfo Farsari
About 1886
Fan
1795–1800
Fan
about 1740
Brisé fan
about 1825–50