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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-29587

Description

Chinese paper fan box; hinged lid; covered with orange paper printed with floral and geometric pattern in two shades of blue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (costume accessories)
accessories
paper (fiber product)
printing (process)
floral patterns
geometric patterns
Unidentified Paper
Transfer Printed
Geometric
Floral
FAN BOX

Inscription

Strip of paper written in ink on top of lid: Chinese characters.

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Estate of Miss Frances Greely Stevenson

Accession Number

1922.685

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