Fan

Object Name:

Fan

Object ID:

2002.023.19

Creator:

American Fan Company

Place of Origin:

Nashua, NH

Date:

1872

Description:

Paper fan, International Peace Jubilee, Boston, 1872. Made by American Fan Company, Nashua, NH. Heavy paper, printed in black on both sides, attached to stick with glue and brass pin. One side has image of large pavilion and text: "INTERNATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE FAN. / VIEW OF THE COLISEUM, / for the International Peace Jubilee, to be held in Boston, / Mass., from June 17th to July 4th, 1872. / Length......550 feet. / Width......350 [ditto] / Seating Capacity,......40 000. / Area of Building,......4 1-2 ac[r]es. / Engineer, L. F. RICE, Architect, WM. G. PRESTON. / Manufactured expressly for this occasion by the / AMERICAN FAN. CO., / NASHUA, N. H. / The only parties authorized to sell Fans in the Coliseum. / ELECTROTYPED BY STARK, STANLEY & CO., 51 WATER ST., BOSTON." Other side has images of three men: E. Lougee, Carl Lenahn, and P. S. Filmore; floral and scroll design around border.

Material:

Paper
Wood

Dimensions:

H-12.7 W-7.6 D-0.3 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Shepard, Jr., in memory of Mr. Shepard's mother and maternal grandmother

Subjects:

Peace, Expositions, Exposition buildings