On View
Not on viewHand screen
Date1839
Terms
- Fans
- Gilt
- Cardboard
- Paper
- Thread
- Wood
- France
Dimensions22.84 × 17.77 cm (9 × 7 in.)
MarkingsIn pencil on the verso: "Wedding present / from J. D. Bates / 1839".
Credit LineHand Screen, France, 1839. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Edward Motley; Per2188.
Object numberPER2188
DescriptionA hand fan composed of a rectangular cardboard panel inset with embroidery, and attached to a turned wooden handle. The cardboard is teal or mint green with raised gold decoration applied to the corners. At the center, the cardboard features an oval window inset with petit point needlework of flowers worked in pinks, yellows and greens. On the verso side, the cardboard is maroon and features an oval window with the inscription: "Wedding present / from J. D. Bates / 1839".
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: 1994.55.9
Hardy Photographers
Late 1800s
