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Folding Hand Fan
Folding Hand Fan
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Folding Hand Fan

DateEarly 1900s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Brass
  • Fabric
  • Wood
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions33 cm (13 in.)
Credit LineHand Fan, 19th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery; 1995.20.172.
Object number1995.20.172
DescriptionA folding fan made of dark stained wood sticks and a pleated, fabric leaf. The fabric is painted and cut in the shape of three overlapping flowers identified as pansies (aka johnny-jump-ups, violetts).
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
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