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Brisé fan
1740–1880
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Ivory blades, painted in oil and varnished; painted silk; tortoiseshell or painted ivory
Dimensions
Guard: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); maximum open: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.); arc: 125°
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionObverse: "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.
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.