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Folding Hand Fan

DateEarly 1900s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Steel
  • Bone
  • Silk Fiber
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions26.65 cm (10 1/2 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mrs. Wm [William]. M. Morse."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.129
DescriptionBone and fabric fan. Bone has screens cut out of each slat, with painted pink, blue, and green flowers. Fabric is ivory silk with painted white, green, and yellow flowers. Back side of fabric is plain. Steel ring. One stick is broken but still attached to leaf. Design on right guard also broken and detaching from fan. Attached
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
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