Lace Fan

Name/Title

Lace Fan

Context

White Lace Fan, 1931 9 ½ in. This exquisite fan features a leaf of handmade lace with sticks of mother of pearl inlaid with silver and ivory ribs. The fan was the gift of John Gray Kendall to his bride, Miss Sarah Brown Dossett, who carried the fan with her when they married on July 9, 1931 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco. Kendall purchased the fan from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle of Philadelphia; the original fan box is also on display. Neill-Cochran House Museum Collection, gift of Drane Haw.

Acquisition

Accession

2015.03

Source or Donor

Drane Haw, Mrs. Alexander M. Haw

Acquisition Method

Gift