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FAN

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-893

Description

Paper leaf printed on one side with flowers, on the other with Oriental motifs & flowers, both in blue, red & green; bamboo sticks; ebonized guards; metal rivet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
staining
ebony (color)
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
paper (fiber product)
stenciling
bamboo (material)
floral patterns
Orientalism
Women's personal gear
Unidentified Paper
Bamboo
Stenciled
Painted
Oriental
Classical Figure
Floral
Ebonized
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6430

Related Items

Title FAN Accession Number 1969.6428

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