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Brise' Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1834-1867

GUSN

GUSN-54043

Description

Black lacquered wooden carved sticks; plain guards; each stick has handpainted pansy and handpainted cut out crown at top; black silk ribbon; metal loop and black silk tassel with loop.

Details

Descriptive Terms

brisé fans
accessories
carving (processes)
lacquering
machine-made
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
crowns (headdresses)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Lacquered
Carved
Painted
Machine Made
Pansy
Crown
FAN

Inscription

Imprinted inside guard: ""Patent"".

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Laura R. Little

Accession Number

1945.304

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