/internal/media/dispatcher/585204/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailBrisé fan1740–1880Guard: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); maximum open: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); arc: 125°Ivory blades, painted in oil and varnished; painted silk; tortoiseshell or painted ivoryOldham Collection1976.2060Obverse: "Stagecoach Robbery" scene set in the 1740s, decorative gilt border with black details; chinoiserie scene at base. Reverse: outline of obverse scene in red, blue, brown. Two painted portraits and relief figure and flower on each guard. Painted red-violet silk connecting ribbon, tortoiseshell or painted ivory thumbpieces; mother-of-pearl buttons on rivet.Costumes24.000000000012480601