Name/Title
Handpainted White Silk Ball Fan with ivory handle of Lura Smith, late 19th centuryEntry/Object ID
1985.49.1Description
Acc. No. 85.49.1
Subject Category: Fashion accessories
Date or Period. Late 19th century
Object: Fan
Description: Fan covered in white colored silk with hand painted decoration of birds & flowers. Ivory handle & stays.
Size: L-23 inches (opened) W-23 inches.
History of Object: Ball fan of Lura Smith, china painter, who came to Alameda in the 1890's from Chicago, Ill. She died in 1912.
Acquired from:
Date: 10-26-85