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Fan and Box

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860s

GUSN

GUSN-39524

Description

FAN (A): Small; plain ivory sticks; punched paper leaf, white with gilt flowers and scrolls; edged with marabou feathers; cream silk tassel. BOX (B,C): Elongated oval; plain white paper and cardboard.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (costume accessories)
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
feather (material)
paper (fiber product)
punching (surface marking technique)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Inscription

1) Handwritten on bottom of box: ""189S[?]"" 2) Writen on stick [hard to read]: ""x B / 4 ---"".

Additional Identification Number

1938.34A,B,C

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1938.34A-C

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