Fan, Hand
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Name/Title
Fan, HandEntry/Object ID
2005.041.14Description
One fan in box (not sure if this box belongs to this exact fan or one of the others in this donation). The sticks are ivory with vines cut out, metallic inlays on inner and outer sticks, and one outer stick has an applied oval frame with a mirror that has been broken in half. The fan is paper, with a different scene on each side. One side is link, with an elaborate silver foil scrolling pattern in the center, with a central painted scene of a man bowing to two women. The other side has a white background with elaborate silver foil patterns of an exotic style (palms, etc.) There is one major painted scene in the center (mother with a boy and girl, feeding poultry), with three smaller scenes to each side (to the left, a church, courtship scene?, and a girl standing by a fence; to the right, a boy sitting on a rock, a boy and girl picking flowers together, and a rustic hut/cottage), all having an exotic feel to the landscapes, with the figures appearing European. The white cardboard box has the following inscription on the bottom: "This is an antique used by some of my ancestors M. E. G. 1930"Collection
Genesee Country Village and MuseumCategory
Accessory, Adult, Female
Historic Costume