Folding Fan

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Folding Fan

United States, circa 1840
Costumes; !Accessory
Printed paper leaf, wood sticks, metal button
Length (Length of guard): 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm) Spread: 11 1/4 in. (28.58 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 2 3/16 in. (5.56 cm) Depth of leaf: 4 in. (10.16 cm)
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest (M.67.8.117)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Blanco F., José and Patricia Hunt-Hurst, eds. Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, vol. 2, The Federal Era Through the 19th Century. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2016.