On View
Not on viewFolding Hand Fan
Dateca. 1876
Terms
- Fans
- Sequins
- Silk Fiber
- Mother-Of-Pearl
- Paint
- Cuba
- Paris
Dimensions24.11 cm (9 1/2 in.)
MarkingsTag attached, "Mrs. Leroy Brown--Paris 1876" (repeated twice). Box is inscribed, "Cuba 1904/ Geneva M. Brown."
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery (1995)
Object number1995.20.81A
Description1995.20.81a: A folding fan with mother of pearl frame and a leaf made of pleated silk net and lace. The leaf is embellished with painted flowers and a female figure wearing a lilac dress. The leaf is also embellished with sequins. At the head of the fan is a gold colored metal loop and a white silk tassel with decorative knotwork. The fan is accompanied by 1995.20.81b: paste board box.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: PER149B
Miss Edith A. Buck
ca. 1900
