Fan

Unknown1710–20

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Brisé fan with ivory sticks carved à jour, decorated on obverse and reverse with birds, animals and foliage in red, green, blue and gilt enamel. With a tortoiseshell thumbguard and a glass stone at the rivet, threaded with leather ribbon.

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Title: Fan
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1710–20
Physical Dimensions: h190 x d305 cm
Type: Fan
Rights: Bequest of Miss Elizabeth d'Hauteville Kean
Medium: Medium: ivory, tortoiseshell, glass, leather Technique: pierced and painted ivory
Dimensions: H x W: 19 x 30.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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