Fan, Hand

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

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Name/Title

Fan, Hand

Entry/Object ID

2005.041.13

Description

One fan with ivory sticks with cut out vines and "feather stitching" patterns. The sticks are held together with a rod and mother of pearl buttons. A decoratively shaped and marked brass loop is also attached here, and a brown cord and tassel hangs from the brass loop. The fan is made with brown, pear shaped pieces of fabric, each with small sequins sewn to the fabric. The top has tiny red-brown feathers attached to the fabric, some of which are falling off. A note was attached to the fan: "This brown fan was used by Mrs. Mary Gracy (my mother) when she was a girl probably about 1880."

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1890

Lexicon

Search Terms

Personal Accessories

Dimensions

Height

3/4 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Length

8-1/2 in

Material

Ivory, Fabric, Brass, Mother-of-pearl, sequins, Feathers

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gracy, Mary