…to resemble tortoiseshell. For more information on brisé fans, see the following sources: Hélène Alexander, The Fan Museum, Fan Museum Trust, 2001. Hélène Alexander, Fans, Shire Publications, 1995. Nancy Armstrong,…

…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…

…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….

…that is revealed by the deep V of the back of the frock. The “plain ivory fan” is of the type seen in this collection. In the General Observations on…

…white kid; and slippers of satin, the colour of the pelisse, trimmed with fringe. A fan of ivory, or crape, decorated with fancy feathers.” The fan mentioned is not shown…

…full plait, and ornamented with a barrel comb of jet. White satin slippers, with black jet clasps or bugle rosettes. White kid gloves, and a fan of silver-frosted crape. “Back-ground…