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1890s
GUSN-39126
FAN (A): Large folding fan; pierced and carved thin wooden sticks and guards with silver and gilt designs; leaf of pink chiffon with pink Chanatilly lace inset; handpainted butterflies and flowers; metal handle with pearl rivets. BOX (B): Pasteboard covered with tortoise shell paper with Egyptian designs stamped over painting; blue interior.
fans (costume accessories)
accessories
carving (processes)
chiffon
lace (needlework)
painting (coating)
piercing
wood (plant material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
butterflies
Chiffon
Lace
Painted
Carved
Pierced
Butterfly
FAN & BOX
1937.570A,B
Unknown
Estate of Miss Mary Lee Ware
1937.570AB
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