Feather brisé fan
about 1910
Object Place: Europe
Dimensions
Guard: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.); maximum open: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
1976.516
Medium or Technique
Feathers on gilded wood blades with applied dyed feathers; silk; brass
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Classifications
Folding feather fan in fontange shape. Shaded dyed red feathers with brown curled feathers at top. Thirteen black painted and gold embossed wood blades, black silk connecting ribbon. Black silk tassel and loop (for securing fan closed) depend from brass ring.
Provenance
Gift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
Credit Line
Oldham Collection