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Wood and paper folding fan w/ 20 white painted slats held at base w/ iron pin and brass loop holding white cotton tassel. Outside slats printed w/ green leaves. Fan w/ polychrome hand-painted flowers and gold curls.
fans (equipment)
accessories
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
cotton (textile)
iron (metal)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
stamping (forming)
wood (plant material)
collecting
floral patterns
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Unidentified Paper
Cotton
Brass
Iron
Carved
Stamped
Painted
Floral
Leaf
Collecting
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
8.75 x 16 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5379
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