Carnet de bal of ivory in the form of a brisé fan, with small pencil
Also known as: Balboekje van ivoor in de vorm van een brisé-waaier, met potloodje
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1890 - c. 1900
Carnet de bal of ivory in the form of a brisé fan, with small pencil. Brass flower at the pivot pin; 7 contiguous sticks; front guard in red with white rocaille ornaments, in an oval the text 'Bal', three small brass rings on the left guard, small pencil with ivory cap.
Some leaves inscribed in pencil. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1978-326; its record gives material recorded as ivory, copper (metal), wood (plant material), graphite (mineral); technique casting, cutting. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ivory, copper (metal), wood (plant material), graphite (mineral)
- Technique
- casting, cutting
- Dimensions museum
- span 9.2 cm x length 7.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Balboekje van ivoor in de vorm van een brisé-waaier, met potloodje
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1978-326
- Museum classification
- brisé fan · dance card
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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