Brisé fan
Maker: Unknown (Possibly)
Brisé fan with a hand-painted floral decoration of roses, pansies, and daisies. Horn sticks.
With original box.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 212
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
Production date: circa AD 1810
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Typical of the Regency period, this small brisé fan was designed in response to the narrower, high-waisted dresses that were then fashionable. With no voluminous pockets beneath for tucking away large fans, smaller-scale fans could be slipped into fashionable smaller handbags. In the aftermath of the American and French Revolutions, fans were frequently made from bone and horn, which was considerably cheaper and easier to obtain than ivory and tortoiseshell.
Sticks composed of horn
Accession number: M.99 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 204662
Sale number: 212
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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