Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.181
- Description:
- Folding fan. Pleated black organza leaf on black wooden sticks. Wide lace edging at top. Band of painted white daisies and lavender violets at bottom. Sticks decorated with carved floral and scroll design. Black lacquered loop on head.
- Material:
- Wood
Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-14 W-25.5 D-1.2 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), Flowers
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