Collection Highlights
Undutiful Boys
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.23
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1940.82
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Tortoise shell, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 21 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell brisé fan with blades joined by brown ribbon.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the wife of writer and preacher Moncure D. Conway (1832-1907). Conway was the author of "Life of Thomas Paine" (1892), editor of Paine's works, and one of the first Unitarian ministers in New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna E. Roelker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
