Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1418
Date:
1910-1930
Medium:
Paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
16 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. unfolded
Description:
This woman's folding hand fan is printed on one side with a humorous drawing of a man driving an open roadster blocked by an old woman herding geese across the road . The reverse has a crest with two men in colonial dress holding a shield with a beaver, an early New Amsterdam symbol, and reads "Restaurant Knickerbocker/ James R. Regan".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
