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Feather Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890s

GUSN

GUSN-29871

Description

Dark faux tortoise shell sticks and guards; plain, narrow brown satin bow on one guard; brown and white ostrich plume leaf; shell ring with brown satin ribbon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
tortoise shell
artificial
feather (material)
ostrich
satin
silk (textile)
Imitation Tortoise Shell
Ostrich Feather
Silk
Satin
FAN

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1923.306

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