Fan

Item Information

Title:
Fan
Description:
Bamboo and paper folding fan w/ 29 black painted slats held w/ iron pin and loop for tassel. Paper gold colored w/ brown edge, one side w/ white diamonds and black circles w/ vines and flowers, other black birds, butterflies and flowers.
Date:
1890–1930
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
bamboo (material)
cutting (shaping or dividing)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
fans (equipment)
accessories (object genre)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
Papilionoidea (superfamily)
floral patterns
vines
Bamboo
Unidentified Paper
Iron
Cut
Painted
Vine
Floral
Bird
Butterfly
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Places:
New York
Extent:
11 in. x 20.25 in. x 1.125 in. (H x W x D)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/24103
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
Accession #:
1998.5011
Identifier:
24103