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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850s

GUSN

GUSN-27342

Description

Broad ivory sticks and guards; pierced, carved and inlaid with silver; paper leaf with handpainted lithographs with figures on both sides framed in silver scroll decorations; mother of pearl washer; carved metal ring.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
lithography
metal
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Caroline A. Leighton

Accession Number

1916.68

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