On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
Date1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Iron
- Silk Fiber
- Ivory
- Paper
- Continental Europe
- United States
Dimensions24.11 cm (9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.3
DescriptionIvory and paper folding fan. The fan features 17 ivory sticks, pierced with a decorative vine motif. Attached to the sticks is a pleated paper leaf. On one side the leaf features light blue paper with silver painted design and a central image of 3 women, one child and a man sitting in a chair in 18th century dress. On other side: white background with silver decoration, image of 2 women and a boy riding a dog. At the base of the fan is an iron ring with pink silk tassel attached.
1995.20.1-.197, Fan collection.
1995.20.1-.197, Fan collection.
Collections
- Furniture
- Historic Clothing
