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Folding Hand Fan
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Folding Hand Fan

DateLate 1800s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Brass
  • Satin
  • Ivory
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions29.82 cm (11 3/4 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Miss Esther Oldham."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.174
DescriptionA folding fan made of 16 ivory sticks and a pleated, cream colored satin leaf. The satin is painted with flowers in pink, green and brown. The ivory sticks are carved with floral motifs with cut out screens on interior slats. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing