Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.174
- Description:
- Folding fan, early. Painted pleated paper leaf on open-work ivory sticks. Hand-painted on both sides with scene of Oriental figures whose faces are mother-of-pearl and clothes are of appliqued silk. Maroon and gold silk thread tassels attached to brass loop at bottom end.
- Material:
- Paper
Skeletal
Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-11.3 W-19.5 D-1.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Fans (Accessories)
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