Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.139
- Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Folding fan, Centennial souvenir. Pleated paper leaf on bamboo sticks. Color printed decoration on both sides. Side 1: two Japanese figures and blue border; penciled initials on right: "Y.G.C. / O.Y.B.D. / Y.M.Y.O.B.C.; two sticks signed "Addison J. Marshall" in ink; other sticks signed in pencil, mostly worn off. Side 2: red printing, "CENTENNIAL / 1776 1876", with American eagle in center; one stick signed "Addison J. Marshall" in ink; other sticks signed in pencil, including "May Hudson" and "Ada Ring", others illegible.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-10 W-18.5 D-0.6 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), Centennial, Centennial celebrations, Eagle
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