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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870s

GUSN

GUSN-53958

Description

Gilded wooden sticks and guads with short, openwork carving; black satin leaf overlaid with sticks; carved metal ring; black silk cord.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
carving (processes)
gilding
satin
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
Silk
Satin
Carved
Gilded
FAN

Maker

Hunt and Allen (Maker)

Location of Origin

Braintree, MA, USA

Accession Number

1945.73

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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