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 viewClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. WInthrop Sargent to the MFA, 1917.
about 1875
1730–50
about 1755
13th-14th century
17th–18th century
first half of the 15th century
1750s
19th century
probably 17th century
17th century
about 1680–90