On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Ivory
- Paper
- Paint
- Paris
Dimensions21.57 cm (8 1/2 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mrs. Wm. [William] M. Cook." Makers info: "Maquet Grw. 10 rue de la Paix, Paris."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.180
DescriptionIvory and paper fan. Ivory incised and painted, gilt, blue, and pink. Paper has a chromolithograph image of six women surrounding one man in red dressings, in a Classical setting. Brown border of garlands, scrolls, and lutes. Reverse is white with brown-red border of garlands with the text: "Hotel Worthy/ Springfield, Mass." 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
