Sixteen tortoiseshell blades in fontange shape, brown silk connecting ribbon. Maroon silk tassel, cord with loop to secure fan closed, depends from tortoiseshell ring.
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Title: Brisé fan
Overall open view
Date Created: 1905/1910
Physical Dimensions: Guard: 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.); maximum open: 30 cm (11 3/16 in.); arc: 170°
Type: Fan
Rights: The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.