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
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).
Object number2001.23.5
MarkingsPainted on leaf reverse in decorative letters: "T S E"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
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