Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Doll fan
Object Number:
1942.187
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Ivory, textile, paint
Dimensions:
open: 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 5.4 x 9.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Doll's fan made of flat, baluster-shaped sections with curved tips; painted with polychrome floral decoration; held together at top with white ribbon and at bottom with ivory pin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
