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FAN

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-892

Description

White paper leaf stenciled on one side with flowers & bird in red, pink , blue, purple & green; reverse is flowers stenciled in vertical & geometric shapes in green; bamboo sticks; ebonized bamboo guards; metal rivet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
staining
ebony (color)
paper (fiber product)
stenciling
bamboo (material)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
geometric patterns
Women's personal gear
Unidentified Paper
Bamboo
Stenciled
Ebonized
Floral
Bud
Geometric
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6429

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