Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan with box
Object Number:
INV.8645ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Ivory, silk, metal sequins, other metal, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 7 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. (19.7 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm)
Box: 1 1/4 x 9 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.2 x 22.9 x 3.8 cm
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on underside of box: "8730"
Description:
Fan with carved ivory guards and sticks with metal inlay; ivory-colored silk chiffon leaf with gold- and silver-colored metal sequins applied in dense pattern of horizontal stripes and vertical columns; metal handle with tassel; rectangular white cardboard box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
