Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1389
Date:
1908
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
14 x 8 1/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This woman's hand fan is made of paper shaped like a Chinese lantern and has a wood handle. One side has a print in red of the Chinese lantern with a woman's face in the center The reverse reads in black "Buy The Radcliffe Shoe/ For Women/ For Sale By Fred'k Gamash/ Boots, Shoes & Rubber Goods/ Newport, N.H.", with the address and a poem extolling the virtues of the Radcliffe shoe called "Our Leaders".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
