Cockade fan with a pierced bone handle and slender sticks supporting twenty-four silk ovals, each with sixteen scallops, all edges rolled and whipped. Each leaf is decorated at three points with brocaded colored silk flowers, and attached to the guards by a slender stick on back. The two end ovals adhere to guards that have portions sliding in groove, forming handle. Inner ends of sticks pivot on a metal rivet with mother-of-[earl washer.

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Cockade Fan (possibly France), ca. 1850

This is a Cockade fan. It is dated ca. 1850 and we acquired it in 1958. Its medium is brocaded silk leaves, pierced bone handle and sticks, metal rivet with mother-of-pearl washer. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Lea S. Luquer and catalogued by Alice S. Erskine and Elizabeth K. Leonard. It is credited Gift of Lea S. Luquer.

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Brisé cockade fan. Sticks and guards are of black vulcanized rubber, drilled with an open design of delicate vines and flowers and a scalloped edge. Guards are attached to center of two outer sticks, all of which, threaded with ribbon. Spread to make a round form.

Brisé Cockade Fan (USA), ca. 1865
drilled vulcanized rubber, silk ribbon.
Gift of Mrs. Henry Woodward Haynes.
1951-106-3

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (open): 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.)

Cite this object as

Cockade Fan (possibly France), ca. 1850; brocaded silk leaves, pierced bone handle and sticks, metal rivet with mother-of-pearl washer; H x diam. (open): 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.); Gift of Lea S. Luquer; 1958-148-2

We have 1 video that features Cockade Fan (possibly France), ca. 1850.

Collections in Motion: Cockade Fan

Demonstration of a cockade fan from the Cooper Hewitt Museum collection, shown opening and closing. The word "cockade" in this sense refers to the fact that the fan opens to a full circle.

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Accession Number 1958-148-2
Object ID 18422665