Fan
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, silk, paint, metal, metal sequins
Dimensions:
closed: 9 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 23.5 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden guards and sticks with incised and painted decoration, pale gray silk chiffon leaf with painted flowers and applied metal sequins, and metal handle with yellow tassel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Object Number:
1942.229
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 10 5/8 x 2 x 1 in. ( 27 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden guards and sticks; paper leaf printed on one side with map of North America and on other side with map of Central America, with labels and text in French; metal rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Object Number:
1946.175
Marks:
printed: on one side of leaf: "Cette Carte a été faite sure le sillage et les observations des Navigateurs Cook, Dixon, La Perouze et Mear / qui ont porté le plus loin leurs recherches et qui les ont faites avec le plus de soins d'experiences et de lum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
29952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Folding fan
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1836
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, embroidery thread, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 8 1/2 x 1 x 1 in. ( 21.6 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved ivory guards, shaped ivory sticks and ribs, white silk leaf with painted and embroidered floral design, and metal handle with two pale pink (silk?) tassels.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Ethel Frank
Object Number:
1973.44
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to Mrs. Montague M. Hendricks (Rachel Nathan Hendricks, 1815-1885). It may have been used at her wedding.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
29949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black w/tassel
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal, cord
Dimensions:
closed: 41 x 2 1/2 in. ( 104.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, black figured silk shade, and black painted wooden shaft with two black silk tassels attached to cord and T-shaped handle with twisted ends.
Object Number:
INV.8423
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29943
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black lace w/carved handle
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silk, lace, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 36 1/2 x 5 in. ( 92.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, black lace over black satin shade, and black painted wooden shaft with leaf-carved ball handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Modry
Object Number:
1947.422
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this parasol belonged to Mrs. Julia Modry (1835-1905), mother-in-law of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
29939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Parasol: black w/embroidery
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 30 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 78.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Parasol with metal ferrule, black silk shade with gold silk lining and embroidered border around top and bottom, black painted wooden shaft with silver(?) collar, and opera style handle with silver cap on one end.
Object Number:
INV.8422
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
29938
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan: sequined black design
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Wood, paint, silk, metal, metal sequins
Dimensions:
closed: 8 1/2 x 2 x 1 in. ( 21.6 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with carved, black painted wooden guards and sticks, black silk leaf with black sequins, and black painted metal handle.
Object Number:
INV.8643
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "I. V. / COX"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29919
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1906-1920
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint, glitter, metal, textile
Dimensions:
closed: 6 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Advertising fan with white painted wooden guards and sticks with silver stamped decoration; paper leaf decorated on obverse with polychrome and metallic paint, silver paper, and green glitter, and inscribed "Hotel Knickerbocker, N.Y." on reverse; wooden closure and metal handle with tassel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George B. Corsa
Object Number:
1951.43c
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of leaf: "Hotel Knickerbocker, N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The Hotel Knickerbocker opened in 1906 on Broadway, New York City.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29915
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 5 1/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Advertising fan with wooden guards and sticks and paper leaf; obverse with color-printed scene with one man and two women in historical costume playing lawn tennis, and reverse with printed inscriptions; metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs Roswell Skeel, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.196
Marks:
printed: on reverse of leaf: "Ombrelli, Ventagli, Specialità per Fumatori / ARTICOLI DA VIAGGO / G. B. e F.sco F.lli Righini / VENEZIA 'Telefono 856'"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
29912
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Change purse: striped and beaded
Classification:
Date:
19th c.
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 9.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Crocheted purse (miser's bag) of variegated silk floss in shades of yellows and reds, with rows of metal beading from end to end, there is a slit in the center cinched with two metal rings, one end has a straight edge with metal beadwork fringe, the other end is cinched closed and has a metal beadwork tassel; a small piece of seashell was found inside.
Object Number:
INV.11330
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
29911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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