Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brisé fan with box
Object Number:
1946.170a-c
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Horn, metal, ribbon, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (fan): 6 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (15.2 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
Brisé fan with pierced horn sticks decorated with metal piqué and dots of pink, orange, purple, yellow, and blue paint; sticks joined by light blue silk ribbon; green cardboard box.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this fan was used by Louisa Barnard Levy (1807-1887), the grandmother of Florence N. Levy.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Laurent Oppenheim
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
