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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1930

GUSN

GUSN-24097

Description

Bamboo and paper folding fan w/ 11 slats held w/ iron pin. Paper brown w/ brown and white cherry branches and flowers on one side, white brown and yellow flowers and black bat on other.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
bat (animal)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Painted
Torah
Iron
Floral
Unidentified Paper
Bamboo
Cut
Blossom
Bat
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

A.A. Vantine & Co.

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

11.75 x 21.5 x 0.375 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.5006

Places

New York state (United States)

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