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Brisé fan
Russian
about 1830–55
Object Place: Russia (?)
Medium/Technique
Carved ivory blades; guards decorated with gilt-silver, garnets, pearls, turquoise; silk
Dimensions
Guard: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); maximum open: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.339
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSeventeen carved ivory blades. Guards decorated with gilt-silver, and studded with cut and cabochon almandine garnets, Ural River pearls, turquoise. Two white silk connecting ribbons. Mother-of-pearl rings on rivet. Believed to have belonged to a Grand Duchess. Said to have come from Tsarkoji-Sélo (Czar's summer palace).
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.