On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Steel
- Paper
- Wood
- Paint
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions13.33 cm (5 1/4 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag, "Mrs. Wm. [William] Cole."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.193
DescriptionA folding fan constructed of 19 wooden sticks and a pleated net leaf. The sticks are dark stained wood with painted floral design in green. The net is white, with applied, polychrome paper doll images and painted flowers. At the head of the fan is a metal ring and a blue silk tassel.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
