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Fan

1770s
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk leaf backed with gauze, painted in gouache and embroidered with gilt thread in chain stitch, applied brass sequins; pierced, carved, and silver gilt-encrusted ivory sticks; paste
DimensionsGuard: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.); maximum open: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.); arc: 145°
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession number01.6693
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 1901: Collection Gardner Brewer; by 1901: Collection Mrs. Arthur Croft; bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, July 1, 1901.
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