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Paper painted fan w/ forget-me-not flowers and scalloped edge. Deep purple fades left to right. Flowers dotted w/ green glittered paint and silver paper dots. Lavender tassle from brass handle. Wood frame painted w/ irridescent purple. Back of fan-- one small flower on left side. 3 small flowers on right.
fans (equipment)
accessories
brass (alloy)
cotton (textile)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
collecting
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Painted
Collecting
Unidentified Paper
Cotton
Brass
Forget-Me-Not
Floral
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
10 x 19 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.366
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