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Fan and Box

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870s-1880s

GUSN

GUSN-54044

Description

FAN (A): Plain ivory sticks; ivory silk satin leaf, painted with floral spray in soft pasels of pink and blue; plain reverse. BOX (B,C): Rectangular, covered with plain glossy white paper with gold edge and plain blue medallion.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (costume accessories)
accessories
ivory (tooth component)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
satin
silk (textile)
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand

Additional Identification Number

1945.306A,B,C

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Laura R. Little

Accession Number

1945.306A-C

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