Brisé fan

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This kind of fan is popularly known as the "Vernis Martin" type because of the particular varnishing technique that was developed by the Martin family in the 18th century which allowed for brilliant colors to be preserved on the hard surface of the ivory or bone

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art