Fan
Datec. 1890
Location where madeNew York, New York, United States
MediumMixed media
DimensionsFan (width when open): 9 9/16 × 17 13/16 in. (24.3 × 45.2 cm)
Fan (width when closed): 9 9/16 × 13/16 in. (24.3 × 2 cm)
Box: 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (3.4 × 3.4 × 27 cm)
Fan (width when closed): 9 9/16 × 13/16 in. (24.3 × 2 cm)
Box: 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (3.4 × 3.4 × 27 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Joseph F. Crosby
Object number1985.32.3
DescriptionBlack, carved ebony sticks, sequins and tulle. Boxed: Label: John Daniell, Sons and Sons.A black fabric and carved wood folding fan, decorated with sewn-on sequins. The fabric is a sheer black weave and the sequins are sewn onto the front side in a regular, all-over pattern. The wood spokes and ends are carved and embellished with metal circular inlays. The fan is hinged with a metal (brass?) rivet, to which is connected a brass hanging loop. Fan comes in a cardboard box - white, marked "John Daniell, Sons and Sons, Jewelry Dep't Broadway 8th and 9th Streets."
On View
Not on viewCollections
1306-30 BCE
Late 19th or early 20th century, maybe
[not after 1860]
1917
1917
