Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan: white ostrich feather
Object Number:
INV.8734
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Feathers, plastic, ribbon
Dimensions:
closed: 18 1/2 x 8 x 3 in. ( 47 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
White ostrich feather fan with translucent amber-colored plastic guards, sticks, and handle, the guards with scattered nubs; sticks joined by orange silk ribbon.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
