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Wood and paper folding fan w/ 16 white painted slats. Two outside slats painted w/ gold flowers. Fan is buff colored w/ painted black scallop on outside edge, band of pink flowers and green leaves enclosed in black circles in the middle, and black stripe near lower edge. Slat held w/ iron pin.
fans (equipment)
accessories
cutting (dividing)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
floral patterns
Unidentified Paper
Iron
Painted
Cut
Floral
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
8 x 14 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4998
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