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Fixed Hand Fan

Date1800s
Terms
  • Fans
  • Paper
  • Wood
  • Paint
  • China
  • Japan
Dimensions33 cm (13 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.70
DescriptionWood and paper flat fan. The body of the fan is made of pleated paper in an ovoid shape. One side features a ground split into three blocks: gilt, silver, and red with abstract blue, white and green designs. The other side has a cream ground with red and green floral motif. The body is attached at the bottom to a black painted, cylindrical wooden handle.

1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
Rigid Fan (pien mien)
Object number: 1995.20.71
1800s
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.36
Early 1900s
Object number: 1995.20.110
Early 1900s
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.99
1889
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.31
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Folding Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.184
Late 1800s
Object number: 1995.20.120
Mid to Late 1800s