Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Image

Unknown Maker, French

Brisé fan

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

Brisé fan

Year

ca. 1800

Medium

  • bone,
  • gold foil,
  • silver foil,
  • paillette

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • bone,
  • gold foil,
  • silver foil,
  • paillette

Materials

bone, gold foil, silver foil, paillette

Dimensions

13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson

Object Number

16.553

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

Beauty in Hand: The Art of the Fan

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Beauty in Hand
The Art of the Fan
Jun 01, 1990 – Aug 18, 1990
From Bastille to Beaubourg
Two Centuries of French Art from the Permanent Collection
Jul 07, 1989 – Aug 26, 1989

Use & Feedback

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, French
Brisé fan, ca. 1800
bone; gold foil; silver foil; paillette
13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches) (length)
Bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson 16.553

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

RISD Museum

  •  Facebook
  •  Twitter
  •  Instagram
  •  Vimeo
  •  Pinterest
  •  SoundCloud

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Secondary

  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use