Black Silk Fan

Object/Artifact

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Neill-Cochran House Museum

Name/Title

Black Silk Fan

Context

Black Silk Fan, c. 1880 13 ½ in. Black silk satin leaf with gilded black wooden sticks. This dramatic fan reflects a movement away from traditional themes and an embrace of whimsy. As the fan opens, the owl seems to jump out at the viewer, just as it peeks through the trompe l’oeil tear in the fabric. The Josephine West Ladd Fan Collection, Neill-CochranHouse Museum.

Acquisition

Accession

1973.03

Source or Donor

Dr. Arnett D. Ladd

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Josephine West Ladd Fan Collection