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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
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Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
Collections
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. WInthrop Sargent to the MFA, 1917.
Brisé fan
1740–1880
Brisé fan
1700–25
Brisé fan
1735–45, 1780–89
Brisé fan
1788–89
Brisé fan
about 1880
Brisé fan
about 1825–50
Brisé fan
1880s (?)
Fan
mid-17th century
Brisé fan
1750–1800
Fan
1750s