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Folding Hand Fan

Date1800s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Ivory
  • Paper
  • Wood
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions21.57 cm (8 1/2 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mrs. William M. Morse"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.145
DescriptionA hand held folding fan. The fan is made of 28 carved and painted wooden sticks and two bone guards at the ends. Attached to the sticks is a pleated paper leaf. One side is painted with a pink border above a brown stripe, decorated with a landscape village scene and pink flowers. The other side features a spotted or splatter design in brown or black against a white ground.

1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
Folding Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.82A
ca. 1923
Folding Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.189
Early 1900s
Folding Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.164
Late 1800s
Object number: 1995.20.101
Early 1900s