Fan

Object/Artifact

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Saco Museum

Fan

Fan

Name/Title

Fan

Entry/Object ID

1967.9.1

Description

White feather brise folding pleated fan with single leaf white goose feathers, two bone buttons at the bottom and a metal rivet; brass loop, no tassel. One one side the feathers are painted with delicate pink and white flowers on branches with bronze leaves. Central feathers are longer and taper to shorter end feathers. The sticks are undecorated fruitwood with a light varnish. The guards are of the same material but are half round. A white silk satin ribbon bow is tied to the right guard.

Dimensions

Width

17 in

Dimension Notes

Length of guards 7.25 Length of sticks: 6.13 Depth of leaf 5.75 to 4

Material

Bone, brass, fruitwood, feathers