Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1943.189f
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Mother of pearl, silk, lace, metal, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (29.8 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm)
Box: 1 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 2 in. ( 3.8 x 28.3 x 5.1
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on underside of box: "46V 8bis", "RXS / 10.00 / 8.50", and "RSX / 11088"
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks, leaf with black lace obverse with beige silk chiffon lining, and metal handle; rectangular cardboard box covered in embossed paper with gold on white diamond grid design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mary W. Baugs
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
