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Découpé folding fan
Italian or French
About 1590–1600
Object Place: Italy or France
Medium/Technique
Carved bone sticks, cut skin leaf with silk plain weave and metal strip inserts
Dimensions
Length of guard: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.); maximum open: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.); arc: 110°
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionFan made of carved bone sticks. The leaf of the fan is made from animal skin cut into circular design representing reticella lace and is inset with colored silk and metallic thread. The silver rivet at the base of the stocks is in the form of a flaming star.
Provenance1976, gift of Esther Oldham (b. 1900 - d. 1984), Wellesley, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)