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Small fan made entirely of carved ivory
French
19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Carved ivory
Dimensions
21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Rebecca W. McLanathan
Accession Number52.1321
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSticks run together near top with light blue ribbon (now broken at almost every stick), sticks carved in open work to show couple wearing 18th century costume seated in central medallion, (background originally thin mother-of-pearl, now almost missing), central medallions of floral design, tips of sticks in trefoil outline; blue silk tassel trimmed with silver bugle beads.