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Feather Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900-1933

GUSN

GUSN-54174

Description

Red lacquered sandalwood sticks and guards; base of sticks painted with gold leaf; three-tiered red feather leaf; top tier curved; large red grosgrain bow on one guard; rivet set with rhinestone; metal ring with wide red grosgrain ribbon tied in a bow.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
carving (processes)
feather (material)
lacquering
sandalwood (wood)
silk (textile)
feather (material)
Sandalwood
Feather
Silk
Lacquered
Carved
FAN

Inscription

See Provenance.

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1946.21

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