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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18247

Description

Fan w/ chintz fabric and chain stitched decoration. Fabric of printed cotton w/ pink rose and leaf design throughout. Frame of black painted wood. Black cotton backside. Chain-stitching in center of front; outlining pattern. Brass handle and decorations on side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
cotton (textile)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Cotton
Pine
Rose
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

14.5 x 27.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2337

Places

Maine (United States)

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