Brisé Fan: Rooster of France
maker
Duvelleroy
(established Paris, 1827)
Date1915
Place MadeParis, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
MediumOpaque watercolor on wood with ribbon binding
Dimensions16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e117
eMuseum ID725054
EmbARK ObjectID15477
Previous NumberU18cg39
TMS Source ID4041
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesEsther Oldham. "Mrs. Jack's Fans at Fenway Court." Spinning Wheel (May 1967), ill.
Ellen Dennis. "A Note on the Fans in the Collection." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 46, 49, fig. 2. (as French, dated 1915)
Ellen Dennis. "A Note on the Fans in the Collection." Fenway Court (1984), pp. 46, 49, fig. 2. (as French, dated 1915)
MarksNotesInscribed in ink (verso, last frame): To Y in America from A on the other side. June 1915. [holograph from A. Piatt Andrew to Isabella Stewart Gardner]
Affixed (inside cover of the box, U18e117.x): printed label for "Duvelleroy/ 11. Boulevard de la Madeleine/ Anciennement Passage des Panoramas/ Paris"
Inscribed in pencil (on bottom of the box, U18e117.x): "French fan from A -" [in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand]
Affixed (inside cover of the box, U18e117.x): printed label for "Duvelleroy/ 11. Boulevard de la Madeleine/ Anciennement Passage des Panoramas/ Paris"
Inscribed in pencil (on bottom of the box, U18e117.x): "French fan from A -" [in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand]
ProvenanceNotesGift from the American politician and diplomat Abram Piatt Andrew (1873-1936) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, June 1915.
