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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-12121

Description

Black lacquered bamboo sticks and guards painted with oriental scenes and motifs in silver paint; leaf of black silk over paper; brass rivet and ring with black silk tassle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
brass (alloy)
lacquering
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
bamboo (material)
Orientalism
Bamboo
Silk
Unidentified Paper
Brass
Lacquered
Painted
Oriental
FAN

Additional Identification Number

WHS 353/5

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Weston Historical Society

Accession Number

1993.360

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