Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1946.157
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Tortoise shell, textile
Dimensions:
closed: 9 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Tortoise shell brisé fan with tips of blades shaped like Gothic arches and pierced with openwork design; blades joined by brown grosgrain ribbon; tortoise shell handle with brown silk tassel and braided cord closure.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Dorothy Ritterband
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
