Brisé fan
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Ivory, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Ivory brisé fan with square-tipped sticks joined by ivory-colored silk ribbon; guards with intricate relief carving and sticks with framed pagodas, floral motifs, and central shield of solid ivory on ribbed ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Object Number:
INV.8733
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on note accompanying object: "Carved Ivory Fan sent to / Mrs Maria (Cooper) Pillow / by her son Edward Pillow Jr.(?) / of the British Navy. from / India where he was stationed / for fourteen years. / Given by her to her granddaughter /
Gallery Label:
A note accompanying this fan indicates that it was sent to the donor's great-grandmother, Maria Cooper Pillow (b. 1762), from India by her son, Edward Pillow, Jr. Mrs. Pillow eventually passed the fan to her granddaughter, Eliza Pilcher (Mrs. John V. Cox), who passed it to the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
30001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, silk, lace, metal, metal sequins, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 14 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 36.2 x 3.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Fan with black painted wooden guards and sticks with metal inlay and incised decoration highlighted with silver paint; black silk chiffon leaf with wide border of black lace and applied metal sequins scattered over surface; metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.176
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29993
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, silk, paint, ribbon, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 13 1/2 x 2 x 1 in. ( 34.3 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden guards and sticks with serrated edges, black silk chiffon leaf painted with flowers and insects, and metal handle with pale pink grosgrain ribbon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.173
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29992
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint, metal, metal sequins
Dimensions:
closed: 10 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 25.4 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with light blue painted wooden guards and sticks with gold stamped decoration; color-printed paper leaf with central scene with two amorous couples in idealized landscape surrounded by elaborate scrolling frame with applied metal sequins, which encloses cupids in adjacent compartments; metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ethel Frank
Object Number:
1973.46
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on reverse of leaf: "F H"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29989
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Parasol: black beaded w/tassel and carved handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, beads, lace, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 38 x 5 in. ( 96.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, black netting over white silk shade decorated with black beads and trimmed with pink ribbon and black lace, and black painted shaft with carved crook handle; black silk tassel tied to shaft.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin T. Bynner in memory of Mrs. Annie Louise Wellington
Object Number:
1940.61
Gallery Label:
This parasol was given in memory of Mrs. Annie Louise Wellington (1859-1938).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29972
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Parasol: blue w/ turquoise studded in handle
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Silk, bamboo, gold, other metal, turquoise
Dimensions:
closed: 29 1/2 x 3 in. ( 74.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, blue silk shade, bamboo shaft with gold eyelet, and handle with stamped gold cap with a ring of turquoise studs and initials "LBC" engraved on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1937.13
Marks:
engraved: on base of gold cap handle: "LBC"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to the donor's mother, Lena Burr Corse.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
29966
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan with box
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, metal, metal sequins, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 10 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (26 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm)
Box: 1 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 26.4 x 4.8
Description:
Fan with carved ivory guards and sticks with metal piqué and gold painted highlights; ivory-colored silk leaf with amorous couple in landscape painted at center and painted flowers and applied metal sequins scattered over surface; brass handle; rectangular box made of wood and cardboard, with embossed paper with gold on white design applied to lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Modry, 1947
Object Number:
Z.1421ab
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "GIFT OF / MRS. A. / MODRY / 1947"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29963
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tassel
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 2 x 1 in. ( 30.5 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Ivory-colored silk tassel, probably from the handle of a fan.
Object Number:
INV.8723
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan in box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Wood, silk, gilding, sequins, metal, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. ( 24.1 x 5.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden guards and sticks with carved openwork and gilding; each stick with individually cut cloud-shaped beige silk leaf with applied metal sequins; metal handle with tassel; rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Shelton E. Martin
Object Number:
INV.8716
Gallery Label:
In a letter dated April 1961, the donor explains that this fan was found during the Civil War period and given to her father, who later passed it on to her. She quotes from "The Battle of Port Royal, The First Union Victory of the Civil War": "'Plunder' was lying about begging us to pick it up. . . . My men brought me things continually. I took a sword and sash of some high officer, and a very pretty fan."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
29956
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Fan
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Ivory, paper, paint, metal, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 10 1/2 x 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 2.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fan with shaped ivory guards and sticks with gold and silver painted openwork decoration, and paper leaf with color-printed scenes with hand-painted highlights on obverse and reverse; obverse with multiple figures, including adults and children, in desert landscape, with decorative framing motif stamped in gold on either side; reverse with large group of allegorical female figures representing arts and sciences, with two cupids with cornucopias within the group; metal rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1949.181
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan was purchased in Seville, Spain, around 1902.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
29954
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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