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Painted fan on silk w/ daisies and leaves on rim. White daisies w/ yellow centers, orange and brown leaves at top; all lined w/ silver paint. Frame of fan, carved floral and butterfly design painted in silver. Sheer silk.
fans (equipment)
accessories
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
butterflies
collecting
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Silk
Painted
Daisy
Floral
Butterfly
Collecting
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
13.5 x 26 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.364
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