On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
Artist
Miss Edith A. Buck
Dateca. 1900
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- String
- Paper
- Bamboo
- Paint
- Continental Europe
- United States
Dimensions31.73 cm (12 1/2 in.)
MarkingsTag attached reads, "Mrs. Elliot Howard".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.15
DescriptionBamboo and paper folding fan. The fan features plain, bamboo sticks and a pleated paper leaf. The leaf is grey and embellished with painted white and yellow daisys and a printed image of the Old North Bridge. Brown string is braided onto the guard ends of the frame. The base of the fan features a brass ring and brown tassel.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER149B
Miss Edith A. Buck
ca. 1900
