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Lace fan
about 1775
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Needle lace leaf; carved ivory sticks; mother-of-pearl; brass
Dimensions
Guard: 28 cm (11 in.); maximum open: 54.0 cm (21 1/4 in.); arc: 170°
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.181
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLeaf of point d'Argentan lace. Twelve heavily carved and pierced ivory sticks in design of marriage emblems. Mother-of-pearl buttons on brass rivet.
ProvenanceBefore 1976: collection DeWitt Clinton Cohen; by 1976: collection Esther Oldham; gift of Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976.