On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- Fabric
- Wood
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions21.57 cm (8 1/2 in.)
MarkingsPencil inscriptions once appeared on individual sections of the fabric, but are no longer visible. One of them says "silk..."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.163
DescriptionWooden folding fan. Natural, dark brown wooden framing with brown fabric leaf. Simple, unadorned. Slats have rounded corners, and are wider at top than at bottom. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
