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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18325

Description

Painted fan w/ rose decoration painted on silk rim. 4 pink roses, green leaves, blue small flowers. White silk rim joined w/ white ivory stems carved w/ circle design. Brass handle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
brass (alloy)
ivory (tooth component)
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
collecting
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Silk
Vegetable Ivory
Brass
Painted
Rose
Collecting
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 x 24.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.363

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