…brisé fans, see the following sources: Hélène Alexander, The Fan Museum, Fan Museum Trust, 2001. Hélène Alexander, Fans, Shire Publications, 1995. Nancy Armstrong, A Collector’s History of Fans, Clarkson N….

…each face allows for either face to be used as the front face. Painting on brisé fans was more difficult than painting a fan leaf for a folded fan, especially…

…with hints of Gothic arches and tracery. Brisé fan of horn with piqué work of polished steel. English c1810-1815. The sticks of the fan have not been pierced, with the…

…to a very special lady. This fan was purchased in England, and even though its original box does not survive, the dealer was confident that it is an English fan….

This fan (c1810-1820) may look like most other ivory brisé fans, but it’s actually rather exceptional . The ivory sticks are delicately pierced with a very fine, lacy design, the…

This ivory fan is an excellent example of a brisé fan where the intricacy and delicacy of the pierced and carved design is decoration enough, ie no painted or applied…

…shallow recesses with glue. Typically, many of the piqué disks in fans have been lost, as opening and closing the fan would have dislodged them over time. This fan has…

…the language of the fan. The type of fan shown in the print and described as “carved ivory” was very popular during the Regency and is discussed in detail here….

…Neither is the described fan.) Throughout the Regency period, armlets and bracelets were always worn in matched pairs. The print is described in the magazine as follows: “EVENING or FULL…

…(placed an easy fullness), or a scolloped fringe. The dress constructed high in the back, with full robin front, and plain frock sleeve. The new fan, or Queen’s ruff, of…