Fan

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1900
Medium: 
Wood, paper, metallic paint, feathers
Dimensions: 
closed: 11 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 27.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Fan with wooden sticks and guards, and black paper leaf with metallic painted marbling and white feather trim.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number: 
1937.7
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
10581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scent Box

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1875
Medium: 
Metal, organic material
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Metal vinaigrette with loop at one corner to attach to a necklace;containing a sponge held in place by a perforated grill under the lid.
Object Number: 
INV.13835
Date Begin: 
1800
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
9540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Folder w/string closure

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1920
Medium: 
Paper, linen
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 20 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Buff colored cardboard purse (pocketbook), the top flap covers the entire front and is threaded with a linen fabric tape string for closure, there is one envelope-style compartment inside.
Object Number: 
149f
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
8888
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Folder w/flap closure

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1925
Medium: 
Paper, cotton
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/8 x 9 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 23.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Buff colored cardboard envelope-style purse (pocketbook) with flap closure at the top and cotton string stitching across the bottom; the inside has two compartments.
Object Number: 
149g
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
8887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spectacles case

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1820
Medium: 
Tortoise shell, metal, wool
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 2 in. ( 1.3 x 14 x 5.1 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular tortoise shell flip-top spectacles case with rounded corners; metal mounts at opening; wool liner inside; release button opens top.
Object Number: 
INV.7727
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
8863
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Revolutionary purse

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1790
Medium: 
Leather
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
Red leather coin purse with green leather interior, accordioned on the two longer sides; both the front and back have a vertical strap which tucks into a loop for closure, and open to a compartment, but the two sides are oriented in opposing directions.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Col. DeWitt C. Falls, 1925
Object Number: 
188
Gallery Label: 
A note found with this purse, naming DeWitt Clinton Falls as the donor, states that the purse was used during the Revolutionary War era.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1790
eMuseum Object ID: 
8676
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Parasol: black w/ crook handle

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1900
Medium: 
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions: 
closed: 15 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 39.4 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Parasol with black painted wooden tip, black silk shade with scalloped edge, and collapsible black painted wooden shaft with incised decoration and shepherd's crook handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dr. W. Whitehead Gilfillan
Object Number: 
1943.253[dup]
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
8493
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Parasol

Classification: 
Date: 
1880-1900
Medium: 
Silk, lace, wood, paint, ribbon
Dimensions: 
closed: 36 1/4 x 4 in. ( 92.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Parasol with black lace over black silk shade, black painted wooden shaft, and shepherd's crook handle with incised floral decoration and black ribbon wrapped around it.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Charles Lehman
Object Number: 
1942.126
Marks: 
stamped: on shaft: "FOLLMER . . . Co., MFGR."
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this parasol originally belonged to the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
8492
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Parasol: black lace and bow

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1870
Medium: 
Silk, lace, tortoise shell, ribbon, metal
Dimensions: 
closed: 28 3/4 x 4 in. ( 73 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Parasol with black lace over black silk shade surmounted by large black bow, and tortoise shell shaft with tapered handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Norman Francis Lovett
Object Number: 
1942.371
Gallery Label: 
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to Emma Lovett (1818-1892), daughter of Thomas Lovett and Louisa Doubleday and wife of Admiral Samuel Livingston Breese.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1870
eMuseum Object ID: 
8490
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel

Classification: 
Date: 
1860-1890
Medium: 
Silk, lace, ivory
Dimensions: 
closed: 13 1/2 x 4 in. ( 34.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Parasol with ivory double ball ferrule with ivory silk tassel, black lace over ivory silk shade, and collapsible ivory shaft with sliding ivory collar and carved handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Alberta Welch
Object Number: 
INV.8347
Marks: 
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached to shaft: "GIFT OF / ALBERTA / WELCH / 5-6-55"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
8489
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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