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Fan

Object Name:
Fan
Object ID:
1979.019.01
Place of Origin:
Henniker, NH
Description:
Fan, folding. Brown cloth leaf on wooden sticks.
Material:
Wood
Textile
Dimensions:
H-7.4 W-13 D-0.8 inches
Provenance:
"Quaker fan -- from heirs of John Sawyer and wife Eunice Gove of Weare. They lived in Henniker, N.H."

Collection of objects from the Sawyer, Whittle, and Woodbury families, donated by their descendants, sisters Ruth A. Woodbury (1902-1985) and Dorcas L. Woodbury (1907-1980). Eunice Sawyer (1781-1876) was the great-great-grandmother of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
Subjects:
Fans (Accessories)
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