Brise fan
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1830 - 1870
Materials
Silk, bone, metal, shell, paint, linen
Measurements
468 mm (Width) x 22 mm (Depth); 263 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1363178
Summary
Brise fan, Jenny Lind type; the individual leaves of alternate yellow and white silk painted with sprays of flowers and gilt scrolls, the reverse with scattered gilt sprays; the sticks of pierced ivory or bone; the pivot with mother-of-pearl stops and bronze loop. 1830 - 1870 (circa)