Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1944.67b
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, silk, metal, metal sequins, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 9 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. ( 22.9 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with wooden guards and sticks with openwork design and cut steels piqué; each stick with individually cut cloud-shaped ivory silk leaf with applied metal sequins; metal handle with ivory silk tassel; rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas S. Constantine
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
