Pic-nic fan, location unknown, 1840-1850

Item Information

Title:
Pic-nic fan, location unknown, 1840-1850
Description:
The tree image has a head portrait captioned "Pierpont" on the left side and a scene of children at play on the right side. The fan verso is headed "Hurra! for bright water. Hurra!" A large fountain is shown with a ball labeled "Temperance."
Date:
1840–1850
Format:
Ephemera
Genre:
fans (costume accessories)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
EP001: Ephemera collection
Subjects:
costume (mode of fashion)
accessories (object genre)
fountains
allegories (literary genre)
Temperance
Pierpont, John, 1785-1866
Extent:
1 fan ; 13 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/253657
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Identifier:
253657
Call #:
EP001.TMP.064