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Wood and chiffon folding fan w/ 18 slats held at base w/ brass pin and loop holding brown cord. Wood painted black and decorated w/ steel circles and carved flowers. Fan w/ polychrome hand-painted violets and embroidered w/ silver sequins.
fans (equipment)
accessories
carving (processes)
chiffon
embroidering
painting (coating)
sequins (spangles)
wood (plant material)
collecting
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Chiffon
Sequins
Carved
Painted
Embroidered
Violet
Floral
Collecting
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
8.5 x 14.25 x 1 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5388
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