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Fan
Fan

Fan

1740s
Object PlaceEngland (?)
Medium/TechniqueSkin leaf, etched and painted in watercolor; pierced and gilded ivory/wood sticks; pierced and carved ivory guards
DimensionsGuard: 28 cm (11 in.); maximum open: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); arc: 115°
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession number01.6689
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceBefore 1901: Collection Gardner Brewer; by 1901: Collection Mrs. Arthur Croft; gift of Mrs. Arthur Croft to the MFA 1901.
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