Folding fan

Unknown 1905

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States

Double white silk satin leaf painted design of swan, water line outline below swan with silver sequins; ten plain ivory sticks; steel button and ring at rivet

Details

Title: Folding fan
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1905
Physical Dimensions: Guard: 24 cm (9 7/16); Maximum open: 42.5 cm (a6 3/4); Arc: 160°
Provenance: Gift of Mr. H. Wade White to MFA, September 10, 1953.
Type: Fan
Rights: Gift of H. Wade White. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
Medium: Silk satin leaf painted in watercolor , embroidered with sequins; ivory sticks; steel rivet and ring

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