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FAN

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-899

Description

Ivory satin-weave cotton leaf backed with cambric printed with bullfight scene in center in blue, red, pink & black; bamboo sticks & guards carved in foliate pattern; carved areas painted in silver & gold; metal rivet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
carving (processes)
cotton (textile)
painting (coating)
printing (process)
bamboo (material)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Spanish
Women's personal gear
Bamboo
Painted
Cotton
Cambric
Transfer Printed
Carved
Spanish
Foliate
Classical Figure
Bullfight
Bullfighting
FAN

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6926

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