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Brisé Fan (France)

This is a Brisé fan. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1970. Its medium is painted ivory sticks, silk ribbon, tortoise shell on guards, rivet set with a stone. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robertson D. Ward. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robertson D. Ward, from the collection of her mother, Mrs. Helen Wright-Clark Dawson.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 19.1 x 34 cm (7 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in paint, at left portrait: Dubois

Cite this object as

Brisé Fan (France); painted ivory sticks, silk ribbon, tortoise shell on guards, rivet set with a stone; H x W (open): 19.1 x 34 cm (7 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robertson D. Ward, from the collection of her mother, Mrs. Helen Wright-Clark Dawson; 1970-58-5

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