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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 view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Martin Brimmer to MFA, November 8, 1906.
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