Brisé fan and original box

Item Information

Title:
Brisé fan and original box
Description:
FAN (A): Ivory brisé fan; delicately carved guards with flowers; sticks intricately carved; center cartouche with monogram G. P.; eight small medallions in open work; two larger oval medallions finely carved; green silk ribbon threaded through top just below row of medallions. BOX (B,C): Cylindrical cardboard covered with worn pink paper.
Date:
1785–1795
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
carving (processes)
ivory (material)
accessories (object genre)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
monograms
Extent:
10 in. (L)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/7444
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
1946.76A-C
Identifier:
7444