Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1979.061.05
- Place of Origin:
- Italy
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Souvenir fan, cockade type. Painted and accordion-pleated paper leaf emerges from wooden shaft set with small oval mirror. Inlaid bird (swallow) and word "RICORDO" (Italian for souvenir) painted on reverse of shaft. Leaf decorated with printed green scroll design and red roses in oval medallions. Paper has lace edging on top. Wooden stick on each end of leaf, with blue thread passing through each stick.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-12.7 W-10 L-10 D-0.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Alvah W. Sulloway
- Subjects:
- Fans (Accessories), Birds, Swallows, Souvenirs
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