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Folding Hand Fan

Dateca. 1876
Terms
  • Fans
  • Brass
  • Fabric
  • Silk Fiber
  • Ivory
  • Paint
  • Europe
  • United States
Dimensions27.28 cm (10 3/4 in.)
Markings"G.M.B./ 1876/ Paris/ France" written in ink on back of fan. Also, "Mrs C.C Goodwin" in pencil.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.178
DescriptionA folding fan constructed of 15 ivory sticks and a pleated fabric leaf. The ivory sticks are embellished with piereced and incised designs. The fabric is cream colored, embellished with pink painted flowers. There is a brass ring and a pink silk tassel at the head of the fan.

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