Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan with box
Object Number:
INV.11665ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, ribbon, metal, metal sequins, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 8 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (21.6 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm)
Box: 1 1/4 x 9 x 1 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 22.9 x 4.1 cm
Marks:
stamped in gold: on inside of box lid: "FAUCON / PARIS / FABRIQUE D'ÉVENTAILS / 38 AVENUE DE L'OPÉRA / RÉPARATIONS / ANCIENNEMENT / PAS[SE?] DES PANORAMAS"
Description:
Fan with carved and pierced ivory guards and sticks with pink and gold painted highlights; ivory-colored silk leaf decorated with floral garlands embroidered in ribbon and metal (gold-colored) sequins; metal handle; rectangular white cardboard box with gold edging and pink paper lining.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
