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Folding Fan1880s

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Fully opened folding fan with iridescent mother-of-pearl sticks and a cream needle lace leaf densely patterned with floral medallions, scrolling foliage, and a scalloped upper border

Unknown, Folding Fan, 1880s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Anita S. Watson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
1880s
Medium
Brussels point de gauze leaf, mother of pearl sticks, brass metallic loop, mother-of-pearl button
Dimensions
Length (Length of guard): 13 5/8 in. (34.61 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm) Depth of leaf: 8 3/4 in. (22.23 cm) Length (Spread): 25 3/4 in. (65.41 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita S. Watson
Accession Number
M.83.189.70
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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