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Wood and paper folding fan composed of 30 black painted slats held w/ brass/copper pin and loop to hold tassel. Outside slats w/ gold pine leaves. Fan of gold painted paper w/ black edges and white, blue, red, green flowers, leaves and insects. Reverse blue background w/ painted black landscape and birds.
fans (equipment)
accessories
brass (alloy)
copper (metal)
cutting (dividing)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
pine (wood)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
insect
pine (wood)
Painted
Torah
Cut
Unidentified Paper
Copper
Brass
Pine
Bird
Insect
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
11 x 20 x 1.25 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5007
New York state (United States)
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