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Collections

Folding Fan with Boxmid-19th century

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Fully open folding fan with ivory fabric leaf painted with brown branches and pink and lavender flowers, pierced ivory or bone sticks with lace-like lattice carving, and a cream silk tassel at the pivot
Folding fan with ivory or bone sticks featuring pierced lattice work, cream silk leaf painted with flowering branches in brown, pink, and blue, with small birds perched among the blossoms; silk tassel attached to the pivot.
Title
Folding Fan with Box
Place Made
China
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
a) Fan: Silk leaf, bone sticks and guards, metallic loop, mother-of-pearl button, silk tassel
Dimensions
a) Fan: Length of guard: 12 in. (30.48 cm); Spread: 19 1/2 in. (49.53 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.30a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles