Fan of dark reddish-brown leather
American
1873
Object Place: USA
Dimensions
31.4 x 45 x 3.6 cm (12 3/8 x 17 11/16 x 1 7/16 in.) fan open
Accession Number
52.1799
Medium or Technique
Silk, leather, wood, gilt paint, brass, mother-of-pearl, silk tassel and cord
Not On View
Collections
Americas, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Both sticks and leaf narrow, stamped gilt edges on both sticks and leaf, top of leaf edged with short magenta silk fringe, leaf backed with dark purplish-red satin, on one outside stick the initials: S W M, and the date: Dec. 25, 1873 stamped in gold, dark purpish-red silk tassel.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Morton E. Cummings