Brisé fan, sticks and blade of finely carved bone, white silk brisé ribbon, 1800
Also known as: Briséwaaier, montuur en blad van fijn uitgesneden been, wit zijden brisélint, 1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800
Brisé fan, sticks and blade of finely carved bone, white silk brisé ribbon, 1800 is held by Museum Rotterdam, dated 1800. Museum description: Brisé fan with a guard and sticks of continuous bone with abundant and finely carved bone. Fifteen inner sticks, held together by a brisé ribbon of white silk. Pin and loop. Both the guard sticks and inner sticks are decorated with numerous, detailed and finely carved abstract motifs. Pin of copper and loop of mother-of-pearl. The museum record gives material recorded as Material: bone; Material: silk; Material: copper; Material: mother of pearl. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Material: bone; Material: silk; Material: copper; Material: mother of pearl
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Technique: carving
Identification
- Europeana id
- /700/europeana_fashion_20052
- Museum object name
- Briséwaaier, montuur en blad van fijn uitgesneden been, wit zijden brisélint
- Holding institution
- Museum Rotterdam
Catalogue references
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