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Folding Hand Fan
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Folding Hand Fan

Date1900s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Silk Fiber
  • Mother-Of-Pearl
Dimensions26.67 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Stanley G. French
Object numberCOS64.23.3
DescriptionA folding fan made of mother of pearl sticks and painted silk leaves. The leaves are separate pieces, cut into ovoid shapes strung together with string. They are hand painted with floral designs surrounding a central scene with three figures in a wooded landscape.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing