Fan
DateMid 19th century
MediumMixed media - ivory, paper
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F.H. Brown (from Elihu Taft Estate)
Object number1948.30.76
DescriptionIvory sticks are pierced in a simple line design. Leaf is paper. The border is stenciled in gold floral design with touches of pink and red. The central scene is pen and ink with lithographed hands and faces, hand painted. A group of women are shown praying at a shrine, one woman is standing. On the back a couple is standing on a balcony surrounded by flowers and birds. In small letters below the left side of the balcony are the words, "Seave par Willocys".On View
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