Fan

Object Name:

Fan

Object ID:

1969.006.011

Place of Origin:

United States

Date:

circa 1848

Description:

Folding fan, U.S. Presidents. Pleated paper leaf with colored lithographs of the first eleven Presidents of the United States. Presidents run from George Washington (in center) to James K. Polk. On carved ivory sticks. Oval mirror in brass frame on right guard stick. No loop. Mounted in fan-shaped wooden display case with acrylic face.

Material:

Paper
Ivory
Skeletal
Glass
Metal
Brass

Dimensions:

H-10.5 W-20.2 inches

Credit Line:

Bequest of Helen Dadmun Doble

People:

Doble, Helen I. (1881-1968), Washington, George (1732-1799), Adams, John (1735-1826), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Madison, James (1751-1836), Monroe, James (1758-1831), Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848), Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845), Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862), Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841), Tyler, John (1790-1862), Polk, James K. (1795-1849)

Subjects:

Fans (Accessories)