Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan w/tassle: mother/child w/figures in landscape
Object Number:
INV.8609
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Ivory, paper, paint, silk, metal, mother of pearl, feathers
Dimensions:
closed: 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 29.2 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on paper tag attached with string to handle: "Cox? / or / Skillin?"
printed: at bottom of scene on obverse of leaf: "B.V. 1055."
Description:
Fan with pierced ivory guards and sticks with silver painted decoration, and white paper leaf with color-printed scenes on obverse and reverse; on obverse, a landscape with multiple figures, including seated mother holding infant at center; on reverse, a landscape with five figures, including a female musician, gathered around a table; metal handle with beige silk tassel, and metal rivet with mother of pearl button; traces of feathers on edge of leaf.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
