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Brisé Fan with Kaleidoscope Fan With Kaleidoscope
This is a fan with kaleidoscope. It is dated 1810–1830. Its medium is painted horn, silk, brass, glass, cardboard (case). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
The carved and elaborately pierced horn sticks of this fan are further embellished with colorful floral decoration. As an added visual amusement, the base houses a tiny cylindrical brass kaleidoscope at the point of juncture. When the fan is closed the sticks align to become a secure handle.
This object was
bequest of
Ann Hardy.
It is credited Bequest of Ann Hardy.
Its dimensions are
H x W x D (open): 15.9 × 29.8 × 2.9 cm (6 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.) L x W x D (closed): 16.2 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm (6 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3/4 in.)
Cite this object as
Brisé Fan with Kaleidoscope Fan With Kaleidoscope; painted horn, silk, brass, glass, cardboard (case); H x W x D (open): 15.9 × 29.8 × 2.9 cm (6 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.) L x W x D (closed): 16.2 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm (6 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 3/4 in.); Bequest of Ann Hardy; 2018-44-11-a/c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Plastics.
