Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan: expandable in tube
Object Number:
1942.212
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plastic, textile
Dimensions:
closed: 5 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 13.7 x 2.2 cm )
open: 14 x 8 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 35.6 x 21.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Collapsible circular screen fan (handscreen) made of accordion-pleated ivory-colored textile with ivory-colored plastic handle; fan is withdrawn and reinserted into cylinder-shaped handle by pulling on beige silk cord.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
