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Wood, silk and feather folding fan w/ 16 gold edged slats held w/ brass pin and loop for holding tassel. Fan polychrome hand painted w/ spray of flowers and a bird on cream background, and edged w/ cream feathers.
fans (equipment)
accessories
brass (alloy)
carving (processes)
feather (material)
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
collecting
feather (material)
floral patterns
Silk
Feather
Brass
Carved
Painted
Floral
Bird
Collecting
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
12.5 x 23 x 1.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5396
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