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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1910-1940

GUSN

GUSN-20127

Description

Reed fan; reeds glued together to form pretzeled shape at top; 7 reeds twisted together to form handle; thin reed wrapped around handle at top and bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
banding
reed (grass, material)
reed (grass, material)
Reed
Spiral Banding
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

29 x 7.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.3297

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