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Fan

Date1920-1925

MediumMixed media

DimensionsFrom bottom to top of fabric: 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
From bottom to top of feathers: 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm)
At widest: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
At widest when open: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Joseph F. Crosby

Object number1985.32.5

DescriptionGilded wood sticks. Gold net, pink ostrich feathers. Varied colored flower and leaf trim.
A handheld folding fan consisting of wooden spokes hinged together at one end with a single metal rivet. The fan body is a gold lame or loosely woven fabric that has been painted gold onto the top edge of the fan's arc. Pink dyed ostrich feathers have been sewn and the edge was then finished with a floral ribbon. The feathers were glued pointing up and down, so the fan is covered and there are also feathers coming out of the top of the fan.

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