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Folding Hand Fan

Dateca. 1888
Terms
  • Fans
  • Silk Fiber
  • Ivory
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions35.53 cm (14 in.)
MarkingsTag attached to fan, "H.B.P./1888" Inscription on box written in pencil inside lid, "Harry P. Bradford/1888" written in ink on bottom of box, "Mother. Jennie. Castine. Camilla. . Geneva M. Brown./1875.1885.1895.1900.1918"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.140A
Description1995.20.140a: A folding fan made of ivory sticks and a pleated silk leaf. The silk is ivory colored and embellished with painted flowers in predominantly pink, green and white. The ivory is also incised with floral motifs.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing