Fan
Date1920-1925
MediumMXM
DimensionsBottom to top: 17 5/16 in. (44 cm)
Width when closed: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Width when open: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
Width when closed: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Width when open: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Joseph F. Crosby
Object number1985.32.4
DescriptionAmber cellulose and gilded wood sticks. Gold net turquoise ostrich feathers. Black and gold braid trim.A tortoise shell folding fan, decorated with teal-dyed ostrich feathers. The fan is held together with a tortoise shell rivet, and the fan body is a loose weave fabric that has been treated with a gold paint or gilding. Spokes are tortoise shell on bottom and switch to gold painted wood on fabric portion.
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1920-1925
1920-1925
c. 1890
Probably early 20th century
Late 19th or early 20th century
Late 19th century
1780's
1890-1910
China
