Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.150
- Description:
- Folding fan, oriental. Pleated lavender paper leaf on lavender-painted wooden sticks. Purple painted floral decoration on front. Imprinted on reverse, "Use Bissell's 'Cyco' bearing Carpet Sweeper for perfect, easy sweeping". White cord and tassel tied to thin brass loop.
- Material:
- Wood
Paper - Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-15 D-0.7 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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