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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890s

GUSN

GUSN-53527

Description

Monogram fan: Long narrow red wooden sticks and guards; red paper leaf appliqued with shields, emblems, crests, etc.; red cord lacing on guards; metal ring and washer; red silk cord and tassel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
appliqué (technique)
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
commemoratives
monograms
souvenirs
Unidentified Paper
Silk
Appliqued
Souvenir
Commemorative
Monogram
FAN

Inscription

Applied all over leaf.

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1943.437

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