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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-24080

Description

Split bamboo and painted silk fan w/ design on one side of mountain, lake and island in blue, red, green, white and brown. Opposite red background w/ yellow flowers and green vine. Fan edge in black.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
splitting
bamboo (material)
vines
floral patterns
lakes (bodies of water)
mountains
Painted
Bamboo
Split
Silk
Mountain
Lake
Vine
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

A.A. Vantine & Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

15.5 x 5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4989

Places

New York state (United States)

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