On View
On viewFolding Hand Fan
Artist
Miss Edith A. Buck
Dateca. 1900
Terms
- Fans
- Brass
- Silk Fiber
- String
- Paper
- Bamboo
- Paint
- Japan
- Concord (Massachusetts)
Dimensions81.28 × 134.62 cm (32 × 53 in.)
Credit LineHand Fan, Edith A. Buck, Japan and Concord, Ma, about 1900. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery; 1995.20.7.
Object number1995.20.7
DescriptionBamboo and paper folding fan. The fan features natural bamboo sticks and a pleated paper leaf. The paper is blue with painted flowers and printed scenes of Concord, including images of Merriam's Corner, the Minute Man Statue, and the Old North Bridge. Blue string used decoratively on exterior slats. At the head of the fan is a "U" shaped brass loop and a blue tassel.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER149B
Miss Edith A. Buck
ca. 1900
