Fan (Vernis Martin Type)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Louis XV period (1715–1774), 1725–1774
This object is a French brisée fan of the Vernis Martin type, dating to the Louis XV period between 1725 and 1774. It measures 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.) in height and is constructed from painted and lacquered ivory with mother-of-pearl insets. As a brisée fan, it consists of overlapping sticks held together at the pivot and linked across the blades without a separate paper or textile leaf.
The surface features continuous painted decoration extending across the sticks, framed by elaborate borders and ornate scrollwork. A large central vignette depicts a figurative gathering or mythological scene with multiple dressed figures, flanked by additional smaller pictorial medallions and decorative panels. The lower section near the pivot includes medallion portraits and intricate patterned fretwork embellished with mother-of-pearl insets.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Painted and lacquered ivory brisée fan with mother-of-pearl insets
- Dimensions
- H.: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- France
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Fan (Vernis Martin Type)
- Museum object number
- 1930.12
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.