Fan
- Object Name:
- Fan
- Object ID:
- 1969.006.096
- Date:
- 1890
- Description:
- Folding fan with banquet program, in original box. Wide-leaf brisé souvenir fan. White satin, printed in red, "Fourth Annual Banquet / of the / New York / Southern / Society / Lenox Lyceum / Feby. 22nd 1890. / Menu. / Toasts. / Songs. / Officers." Back and right guard of white moire with large silver monogram "FC" and silver clover leaf engraved "Feby. 22nd 1890". Left guard of southern yellow pine with elaborate silver mountings. Silver loop. In white silk moire-covered box with silver hinges and catch; lined with white satin.
- Material:
- Wood
Textile
Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-9.7 W-17.5 D-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947), wife of President Grover Cleveland, who spoke at the banquet. Fan acquired by Helen Doble from the sale of Mrs. Cleveland's estate, May 1, 1948. The Clevelands had a summer home in Tamworth, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Helen Dadmun Doble
- Subjects:
- Fans (Accessories), Souvenirs, Banquets
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