GUSN-912
. 3 is sheer iridescent mauve silk & cotton stiffened crepe painted with white lilacs & purple leaves highlighted in gold; bamboo sticks & guards painted gold; metal rivet & ring with mother of pearl washers & mauve silk tassel. . 1A & B are original box & lid covered in white paper.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cotton (textile)
painting (coating)
silk (textile)
bamboo (material)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
Women's personal gear
Silk
Cotton
Bamboo
Painted
Lilac
Leaves
FAN
Printed in black on cover of box: ""F.B. TOPPAN/NOVELTIES IN FANCY GOODS/AND/FINE JEWELRY,/144 TREMONT ST.,/BOSTON,""
Toppan, F. B.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6934.3
Massachusetts (United States)
Title FAN Accession Number 1969.6934.2
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