Brisé fan
This is a classic example of a brisé fan, which is constructed of individual sticks held together with connecting ribbon or threads at the top. There is no leaf. The tortoiseshall pattern presents a strikiing visual effect when held to the light and moved back and forth. A special touch is the elaborate monogram on the guard.
Artwork Details
- Title: Brisé fan
- Date: 1875–89
- Culture: probably French
- Medium: tortoiseshell, silk, plastic
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Josephine Nembach, 1958
- Object Number: 2009.300.1955
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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