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1860s
GUSN-31591
FAN (A): Small; pierced mother of pearl sticks; cream gauze/crepe leaf with spangles and edged with marabou feathers; cream silk tassel with steel beads. BOX (B): White, elongated oval with moire' paper.
fans (costume accessories)
accessories
feather (material)
mother of pearl
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Mother-of-Pearl
Silk
Feather
Unidentified Paper
FAN & BOX
BOX (B): 1) Printed label on cover: (yellow shield shape:) ""SHREVE, BROWN & Co. / Successors to / JONES, BALL & Co. / JEWELERS / AND / SILVERSMITHS / 226 Washington St. / & / 1 Summer St. / BOSTON."" 2) Bottom of box: ""85,00. / #N.SY"".
1927.1076A,B
Unknown
Gift of Miss C. B. Dobson
1927.1076AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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