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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1850

GUSN

GUSN-5555

Description

Rhomboid shaped wire frame coved with silk gauze; white printed floral design highlighted with silver paint differs slightly on each fan; shaped wooden handle with silk tassle at end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
gauze
silk (textile)
wire
wood (plant material)
floral patterns
Silk
Wire
Floral
Gauze
FAN

Inscription

Each marked ""--60""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Far East

Dimensions

9.063 x 5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.860A

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