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GUSN-29585
"Parasolette": Blue paper/silk(?) folding fan opens to form a circle; black stick/handle with ivory tip for finger; small blue silk tassel; fan tilts to form parasol-like position; two large flat abalone buttons in center; metal hardware.
fans (equipment)
parasols
ivory (tooth component)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand
Handwritten on inside of stick: ""June 17th, 1875"".
Unknown
Estate of Miss Frances Greely Stevenson
1922.681
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