On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
Dateca. 1920
Terms
- Fans
- Sequins
- Steel
- Ivory
- France
- New York
Dimensions20.31 cm (8 in.)
MarkingsTag attached to fan, "Mrs. Garty's wedding fan from Mrs. Sanborn". Inscribed on pasteboard box, "Mrs. Wm. Garty's wedding fan (Mary Hinds (Concord) from Mrs. Sanborn, ?1920's"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.153A
Description1995.20.153a: Ivory and net folding fan. The fan features 17 sticks carved and incised with decorative motifs. The sticks support a pleated, white silk net embellished with sequins and spangles in a floral motif. The head of the fan features a steel U shaped ring with two mother of pearl beads at the ends. The fan is accompanied by 1995.20.153b: Pasteboard box with lithograph paper with birds carrying garlands. Makers mark: Stern Brothers/West Twenty-third Street/New York/Fans and opera glasses
Collections
- Historic Clothing
