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Fan

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850s

GUSN

GUSN-54813

Description

Long sandalwood sticks and guards with open work carving, set with spangles; paper leaf painted with scenes of early Victorian women and children (possibly lithograph); pastoral scene on reverse; mother of pearl washer; carved metal ring.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
carving (processes)
lithography
openwork
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
sandalwood (wood)
sequins (spangles)
pastoral
Victorian
Sandalwood
Unidentified Paper
Spangles
Lithography
Carved
Painted
Open Work
Victorian
Classical Figure
Pastoral
FAN

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1948.59

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