Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1386
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
10 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
This woman's hand fan is made of paper and has hole for holding with the thumb. One side has a print of a boy studying surrounded by American symbols including George Washington on horseback, Lincoln giving a speech, Franklin with a kite and the Pilgrims landing.The reverse reads in black "Complete News and Picture Coverage of the Convention in the New York Journal American/ A Hearst Newspaper/ New York's Greatest and Most Interesting Evening Newspaper".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
