Brisé fan
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1785
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Brisé fan with carved ivory sticks. A monogram in an oval medallion at the center is flanked by pagodas on either side. The ground is filled with an overall design of small flowering vine and birds, with a lace-like effect achieved by the carving of fine vertical lines to create a sheer ground for the solid motifs.
place: label: made in
content: China, for export to Europe
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Anonymous Donor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1952-161-225-a
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Brisé fan
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Carved ivory sticks, silk ribbon, glass stone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (open): 27 x 45.7 cm (10 5/8 x 18 in.)