Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1940.267
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Ivory, silk, feathers, metal, paint
Dimensions:
closed: 14 1/2 x 5 x 2 in. ( 36.8 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
painted: on obverse of leaf: "I. Ballery" (?)
Description:
Fan with carved and pierced ivory guards and sticks, beige silk leaf with gray ostrich feather trim and hand-painted floral decoration, and metal handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harold Riker Applegate
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
