On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- Paper
- Wood
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions19.67 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.166
DescriptionWood and paper fan. Wood guards painted bronze, though paint has rubbed away. Paper leaf has a cream ground, greenish-gilt floral border, and an idealistic portrayal of people in 18th-century clothing: Man in red, playing lute, surrounded by three women. Reverse side is plain red. Brass ring. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
