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Fan

Date1840's
MediumMixed media
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frances Colburn
Object number1959.8
DescriptionThe overlapping sticks are black lacquered wood with a floral design in gold and inlaid mother-of-pearl with touches of red. The leaf is of paper with a hand painted lithograph depicting seated men and women conversing and playing music. There is a stenciled floral border, on the back a farm scene is shown, also a hand painted lithograph. In it there are three seated female figures, one feeding chickens, a standing male and a young girl. There is also a stenciled floral border which is less ornate.
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