There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

See more objects with the tag personal environmental control, collapsible, flags, buildings, World's Fair, souvenirs.

See more objects with the color grey peru darkolivegreen dimgrey darkkhaki or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

-0001

1920

  • We acquired this object.

2014

2015

2024

  • You found it!

Brisé Fan (Austria)

This is a Brisé fan. It is dated 1873 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is wood sticks with applied chromolithograph on paper; silk ribbon and tassel. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mrs. James O. Green. It is credited Gift of Mrs. James O. Green.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 39 x 22 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

"Weltausstellung, 1873 Wien" (World's Fair, 1873 Vienna)

Cite this object as

Brisé Fan (Austria); wood sticks with applied chromolithograph on paper; silk ribbon and tassel; H x W: 39 x 22 cm (15 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. James O. Green; 1920-10-2

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18208695/ |title=Brisé Fan (Austria) |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=23 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>