1770s
GUSN-40616
Long, narrow wooden sticks and guards; blue painted design on guards; paper leaf painted with oriental figures and flowers in blue, pink and red; pen and ink branch on reverse; mother of pearl washer; silk tape wrapped around guards.
fans (equipment)
accessories
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Orientalism
Unidentified Paper
Painted
Orientalism
Classical Figure
FAN
Unknown
Gift of Miss Hope Gray
1940.519
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