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Folding Hand Fan
Folding Hand Fan
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Folding Hand Fan

DateEarly 1900s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Brass
  • Satin
  • Wood
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions38.07 cm (15 in.)
Credit LineHand Fan, early 20th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery; 1995.20.168.
Object number1995.20.168
DescriptionA folding fan made of wooden sticks and a pleated, fabric leaf. The wood is natural, with a carved leaf motif, stained to look like inlay (on exterior slat and along the proper left slats inside). The satin leaf is half black and half white (back is all black). Black half has white lily flower painted; white half has purple and yellow pansy flowers painted. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing