Fan
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Susan Elizabeth Terry
(American)
MakerMade by
Unknown
Datelate 19th - early 20th century
MediumGlued and painted bone, silk, paint, unidentified metal, mother of pearl
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (open height x width x depth): 11 1/4 x 21 x 1 1/4in. (28.6 x 53.3 x 3.2cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Wise
Object number2001.23.5
DescriptionThe guards and sticks are bone, carved with panels of fine, vertical piercing and abstract foliate designs. The leaf on the front is a pale coral silk brocade in a pattern of flowers and fern fronds. The reverse of the leaf is plain, ecru silk, painted with a design of forget-me-nots and the interlaced initials "TSE". Mother of pearl washers and metal loop (missing its tassle).
Status
Not on view
Object/Object
