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Folding Hand Fan
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Folding Hand Fan

DateLate 1800s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Brass
  • Fabric
  • Wood
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions34.26 cm (13 1/2 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mary Lee Jackson."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.171
DescriptionA folding fan made of 22 wooden sticks and a pleated fabric leaf. The wooden frame is painted gold. The fabric is red, with a darker ombre effect towards one side. The fabric is painted with a scene of birds on branches. There is a "U" shaped brass ring at the head of the fan.

1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing