Collection Highlights
Brown Brothers, Irving Place, showing east side from Eighteenth Street to Gramercy Park South
Date:
March, 1909
Object Number:
PR.020.19.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1946.281
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, gilding, brass, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 24.8 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with ivory guards, sticks, and ribs with gold painted, incised decoration; ivory-colored silk chiffon double leaf painted with flowers in gold vases, floral sprays, and small scenes enclosed in scrolled frames; brass handle and rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James S. Cushman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
