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Folding Hand Fan

Date1800s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Paris
Dimensions21.59 × 38.1 cm (8 1/2 × 15 in.)
Object numberCOS64.78.8
DescriptionA folding fan composed of pierced wooden sticks and a pleated, silk leaf. The leaf is ivory colored satin. The sticks are painted gold and carved with a floral desgin. The fan is accompanied by a cardboard box, located in CS, Box CS-44. The box is roughly rectangular, but tapered at one of the narrow ends, and features a hinged lid. The exterior is covered in leather textured black paper.The interior is white, with a label inside the lid: "HENRY / A LA PENSEE / 5 Faubg. st. Honore 5 / PARIS".
Collections
  • Historic Clothing