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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860s

GUSN

GUSN-35561

Description

Carved sandalwood sticks; leaf of white muslin edged with violet taffeta; moon-shaped applique'; trimmed with brass nail heads.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
appliqué (technique)
cotton (textile)
muslin
piercing
sandalwood (wood)
silk (textile)
taffeta
Sandalwood
Cotton
Muslin
Silk
Taffeta
Appliqued
Pierced
FAN

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1933.225

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