Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr, Victorious
Date:
Object Number:
PR.052.48
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1950.23
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Mother of pearl, silk, brass, metal sequins
Dimensions:
closed: 7 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 17.8 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
open: 13 x 7 x 1 in. ( 33 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: at bottom of scene on obverse of leaf: "E. Bayard"
Description:
Fan with mother of pearl guards and sticks with metal (brass?) inlay; beige silk leaf with color-printed scene at center--a young man and woman seated together in an Arcadian landscape--elaborately framed by applied metal (gold-colored) sequins; brass handle with mother of pearl buttons.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this fan was purchased at B. Altman & Co. and used by the donor in New York City.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Marion R. Frank
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
