Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1973.46
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 )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on reverse of leaf: "F H"
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
