Brisé fan

Unknown

first quarter 18th century · bone, paint, silk, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl · Costume Institute

This kind of fan is popularly known as the "Vernis Martin" type because of the particular varnishing technique that was developed by the Martin family in the 18th century which allowed for brilliant colors to be preserved on the hard surface of the ivory or bone

Artist

Unknown

Date

first quarter 18th century

Medium

bone, paint, silk, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl

Culture

European

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Arents in memory of Annie Walter Arents, 1949