Brisé fan and case
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Brisé fan. Painted ivory sticks. Obverse: figures of man and woman in landscape. Gorge and borders in “Vernis Martin” style, showing floral motifs within miniature cartouches. Reverse: landscape without figures. Rivet is set with a faceted stone. Fan case has removable lid.
place: label: possibly made in
content: France
label: possibly made in
content: England
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Georgiana L. McClellan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1953-17-157-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Brisé fan and case
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Painted ivory sticks, silk ribbon, faceted stone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 14.6 x 26 cm (5 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)