On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateEarly 1900s
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- Sequins
- Steel
- Fabric
- Silk Fiber
- Wood
- Paint
- Continental Europe
- United States
Dimensions24.11 cm (9 1/2 in.)
MarkingsWritten twice on the back, "Mrs. Frank Raymond".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.19
DescriptionCloth and wood fan. Wood has an incised floral decoration highlighted in gilt and inlaid steel discs. Fan has a painted image of a crowd watching a woman dance. Attached sequins gold and silver. Brass ring. Red and gold silk tassel.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
