Fan
1750s
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSkin/paper leaf painted in gouache and gilded; pierced, carved and gilded mother-of-pearl sticks (one replaced)
DimensionsGuard: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); maximum open: 52 cm (20 1/2 in.); arc: 160°
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer
Accession number06.2442
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to MFA, November 8, 1906.
1740s
1720–40
1765–80
1730–50
1800–10
18th century
1770s
about 1755
early 20th century
mid-19th century
early 20th century