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1840s
GUSN-7465
Ivory sticks and guards, narrow, pierced in coral pattern; paper leaf printed in gray; three inset medallions, lithographed and hand colored, figures in 18th Century dress; reverse silver floral and scroll printed on white; mother of pearl washer.
fans (equipment)
accessories
hand coloring
ivory (tooth component)
lithography
paper (fiber product)
piercing
transfer printing
Fan, Hand
Fan, Hand
Unknown
Museum Accession
1953.M10
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