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Brisé fan

1720s
Object PlaceFrance (?)
Medium/TechniqueIvory blades, painted in oil and varnished, discontinuous painted silk ribbon, mother-of-pearl thumbgard and washer
DimensionsGuard: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); maximum open: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); arc: 120°
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Winthrop Sargent
Accession number17.166
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. WInthrop Sargent to the MFA, 1917.
about 1875
1730–50
about 1755
17th–18th century
first half of the 15th century
1750s
probably 17th century
17th century
about 1680–90