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1868-1933
GUSN-12516
Cotton folding fan with hand painted birds and blossoming tree branches. Bamboo frame. Embossed foliate design on the frame ends, painted green. Stamped foliate design on the inner frame stays, painted green and gold. Brass handle at the bottom.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
brass (alloy)
cotton (textile)
embossing
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
stamping (forming)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
trees
Bamboo
Cotton
Painted
Embossed
Stamped
Brass
Bird
Tree
Foliate
FAN
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Europe
1.25 (W) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1648
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