Fan, Hand

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Fan

Fan

Name/Title

Fan, Hand

Entry/Object ID

1989.212

Description

Wedding fan of carved ivory and paper, framed under glass. Features painting of four people by a river: A woman sitting holding an arrow whilst a man next to her holding a shovel reaches for it. On the other side of some trees sits a woman with a child in her lap. The ivory part of the fan is intricately carved with flowers and swirls.

Collection

Textile

Made/Created

Date made

1750

Place

Location

China?

Notes

Early Date: 1750