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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-62708

Description

18 thin wooden staves. Exterior staves thicker and decorated to imitate basketweave. Decoration is a moonlit scene predominantly gray background with gray and white assymetrical branches with blossoms outlined in white with yellow centers. Full moon in white at center. On reverse: Gray reeds on white and gray background. Paper has a glossy finish.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
FAN

Associated Building

Used at Barrett House (New Ipswich, N.H.),

Additional Identification Number

P782

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21.5 x 12 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Caroline Barr Wade

Accession Number

1987.681

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