On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
DateLate 1800s
Terms
- Fans
- Feathers
- Tortoise Shell
- Europe
- United States
Dimensions16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
MarkingsLabel, "Hammond & Derby."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.46
DescriptionTortoiseshell and feather fan. Trimmed green duck feathers used overall; applied at center are fragments of brighter colored feathers (parrot, etc.) to create an image of a bird in a field). Black string connecting feathers has torn in several places. 1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
