On View
Not on viewFolding 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.
1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
