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1926

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2024

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Brisé Fan

This is a Brisé fan. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is carved and pierced ivory sticks, silk ribbon, metal washer at the rivet. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane. It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 27 x 45.4 cm (10 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Brisé Fan; carved and pierced ivory sticks, silk ribbon, metal washer at the rivet; H x W (open): 27 x 45.4 cm (10 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-22-114

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<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18311999/ |title=Brisé Fan |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=16 April 2024 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>