On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Gilt
- Paper
- Wood
- Paint
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions22.84 cm (9 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Given to Sylvia R. Ballou thru Mrs. Wallen Arlington 1951."
Credit LineHand Fan, late 19th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery; 1995.20.164.
Object number1995.20.164
DescriptionWood and paper fan. Blue and red flowers and gilt design on sticks and guards. One one side, paper leaf features chromolithograph image of a fishing village: blue water with boat visible, trees in pink and green, two structures in background. On the other side, leaf features a man and two women in Middle Eastern dress. Greens, blues, and reds predominate. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
