Brisé fan, Great Britain, ca. 1800-1825
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1800-1825
Brisé fan, Great Britain, ca. 1800-1825 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1800-1825. The museum's brief description reads: Brisé fan made of pierced ivory, Great Britain, ca.
1800-1825. Museum description: Brisé fan made of ivory with shaped tips to the blades and with fine pierced work. The tips are gilded. The unpierced outer two inches of the blades have a surface of painted decoration with ladies in classical dress and chinoiserie birds onto which pieces of feather have been pasted. Paste-set rivet. The museum record gives measurements Length 6.5 in; place associated: Great Britain. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length 6.5 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Ivory, pierced, gilded, painted, feather, paste
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Brisé fan
- Museum object number
- T.218-1959
- Museum system number
- O320179
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.