On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- Silk Fiber
- Ivory
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions21.57 cm (8 1/2 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mrs. William M. Cole"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.146
DescriptionIvory and silk folding fan. The fan is composed of 16 elaborately carved and pierced ivory sticks with a carved screen at the center revealing a cream silk satin inset. Attached to the top of the sticks is a band of pleated, cream colored silk embellished with lace. At the head of the fan is a "U" shaped brass ring. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
