Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1394
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
14 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This woman's hand fan is made of paper and has a wood handle. One side has a print of a mule wearing blinders looking out of a wood framed window and reads "One Of The 20". On the reverse "20 Mule Team Brand Borax", with a poem describing the advantages and uses of borax in which the first letters of the lines spell out "OUR BORAX BRAND".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
