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Brisé fan
1810–20
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Pierced, painted horn sticks; metal; silk
Dimensions
Guard: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); maximum open: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPierced horn sticks with painted moonlit pastoral landscape with piqué work border (mostly missing) center, flanked by two carved and painted horns of plenty filled with tulips and other flowers. Beige silk connecting ribbon. Borders and guards decorated with piqué work (mostly missing).
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.