Fan with bone sticks

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Fan with bone sticks

Entry/Object ID

1489

Description

Fan with bone sticks. On each end the sticks are in two pieces and extend the whole length of the fan. There are small oval shaped silver inlays in the sticks on the side with blue and gold. There are different scenes on each side. One side is blue and gold with center scene of four ladies in 18th century dress standing and talking. Scene on left side shows a man, woman and small girl. Scene on right shows two women and small girl with ducks in lower right. Scene on other side is all gold and shows arches with birds and flowers. Center scene shows a man and woman with a boy behind them either fanning them of shading them from the sun.

Acquisition

Accession

138

Source or Donor

Parkinson, John N.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Material

Bone