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Brisé fan
1880s (?)
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Ivory blades painted with oil and lacquered; silk; paste
Dimensions
Guard: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); maximum open: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Oldham Collection
Accession Number1976.189
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionObverse: "Hawking Party," hunter on horseback and standing center, hunter with birds, gun, dog to left, farm figures to right; chinoiserie scene below shoulders. Reverse: pastoral scene of man and woman resting after hunt with another hunter, dogs; chinoiserie scene with pheasant below shoulder. Woman's portraits in medallions on guards. Green silk connecting ribbon with painted floral design. Diamond paste studs in rivet.
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.