On View
Not on viewFolding 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
