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Fan Box

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-38897

Description

Narrow cardboard box with hinged lid; covered with geometric brocade in red, black and yellow; plain paper interior; two ivory toggles, one silk loop fastener (second loop missing).

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (costume accessories)
accessories
brocade (textile)
ivory (tooth component)
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
geometric patterns
Box
Box

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Kate Adams and Elizabeth F. Swift

Accession Number

1936.1082

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