Fan Brise
1800-1810 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fan made from bone brisé with ivory brisé guards. The leaf is pierced with a series of circular and oval arrangements surrounding three rounded cartouches which on the left, in low relief, shows a reclining woman, and in the centre stands a man in coat and breeches with a woman standing on one side and a seated woman on the other, and on the right is a reclining woman. The guards are carved with a standing woman. The tips of the leaves are curved and fretted. The back is plain. The pin is of paste, and the ribbon is of ivory silk.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bone brisé, ivory brisé, pierced, silk ribbon |
| Brief description | Fan made from bone brisé with ivory brisé guards, Great Britain, 1800-1810 |
| Physical description | Fan made from bone brisé with ivory brisé guards. The leaf is pierced with a series of circular and oval arrangements surrounding three rounded cartouches which on the left, in low relief, shows a reclining woman, and in the centre stands a man in coat and breeches with a woman standing on one side and a seated woman on the other, and on the right is a reclining woman. The guards are carved with a standing woman. The tips of the leaves are curved and fretted. The back is plain. The pin is of paste, and the ribbon is of ivory silk. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs G. Vickerman |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.246-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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