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Lace fan
European
1790–1810
Object Place: England or France
Medium/Technique
Lace leaf; ribbed, pierced, ivory sticks painted in oil (?); paste; brass
Dimensions
Guard: 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.); maximum open: 50 cm (19 11/16 in.); arc: 130°
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number1978.131
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLeaf of Mechlin (Flanders) lace. Twenty-two pierced, ribbed ivory sticks, painted in oil (?). Central obverse painted plaque (on blades) shows a scene of a man and two seated ladies, plaque to left shows a woman, plaque to right shows a man. Diamond paste studs at rivet, large brass ring.
InscriptionsSINCERITÉ EST RARE
ProvenanceGift of Misses Aimeé and Rosamond Lamb to the MFA, April 12, 1978.