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.
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
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
13 x 24.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.363
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