Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1420
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 color scene of women in very elaborate formal gowns looking at flowers in the garden of a palace or estate. Printed in gold "Louis Martin's/ 42nd Street & Broadway/ New York". The reverse has a simple geometric border in brown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
