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Rigid Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-53546

Description

Shaker fan; rigid; turkey feathers; gathered into black kid pocket; brown satin ribbon strings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
feather (material)
leather
satin
silk (textile)
Shaker (Christian sect)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Eliot N. Jones

Accession Number

1943.502

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