Tortoiseshell brisé fan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800-1900
This object is a folding brisé fan made of tortoiseshell, dating to between 1800 and 1900. Originating from Hungary, the fan features individual tortoiseshell blades linked together, with scalloped tips along the upper perimeter. When closed, including the loop at the pivot, it measures 21.9 cm in length; when fully opened, it extends to a width of 30.5 cm.
The guards are decorated with applied metalwork featuring a symmetrical design of leafy scrollwork and rosettes. This applied ornamentation is embellished using the technique of enamelling and is accented with coloured glass pastes set throughout the metal mounts, including along the guard stick and around the pivot area.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length (closed, including loop): 21.9 cm; Width (open): 30.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Hungary
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Fan brise
- Museum object number
- T.126-1920
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.