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1850s
GUSN-39129
FAN (A): Pierced mother of pearl sticks, painted with gold; paper leaf, one side blue and white silvered paper painted with portrait of woman with a veil and man in military uniform, with central medallion of winged woman bearing flowers; reverse painted with three women in Spanish-style costume, on gold and white paper. BOX (B,C): Wood, covered with aubergine paper; top embossed with gold floral motif; two hooks.
fans (costume accessories)
accessories
mother of pearl
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
commemoratives
portraits
Mother-of-Pearl
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Classical Figure
Portrait
Commemorative
FAN & BOX
Cover of Box: 1) "" '3-70 "" 2) medallion with ""V & D"" 3) ""Miss Lee"". Bottom of Box:1) medallion with ""V & D / 4 232g / M' 4"" 2) ""10911"".
1937.575A,B,C
Unknown
Estate of Miss Mary Lee Ware
1937.575A-C
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