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Lace fan
French
about 1850–75
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Lace leaf; tortoiseshell sticks, pierced ribs; tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Guard: 33 cm (13 in.); maximum open: 63 cm (24 13/16 in.); arc: 175°
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1977.166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLeaf of Chantilly lace. Chinoiserie design of peacock and urn on stairs, trees to sides, roofed structure to left; stylized vegetative border. Tortoiseshell sticks, blades pierced above shoulders. Brown painted buttons on rivet, tortoiseshell ring.
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976