Fan

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Fan

Fan

Name/Title

Fan

Entry/Object ID

2012.4.16

Description

Folding, pleated fan of double silk satin with hornbeam sticks and guards, bone button, metal rivet, brass loop and no tassel. Decoration of leaf (recto): Cream-colored satin, a large area left of center painted in gouache with blue sky, three birds on branches, a butterfly, the area outlined with pink, coral and green leaves and flowers. The verso of the leaf is undecorated. Guards are painted with a faux "wood" grain, as are the sticks.

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1880

Dimensions

Width

23 in

Depth

7-1/2 in

Length

12-1/2 in

Material

silk satin, Bone, Metal, hornbeam