Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
INV.8629
Date:
1910-1930
Medium:
Tortoise shell, feathers, textile
Dimensions:
closed: 19 x 3 x 5 in. ( 48.3 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Fan with tortoise shell guards, sticks, and handle (now broken and missing), with sticks joined by narrow brown twill tape; leaf composed of white and brown feathers (one at the end of each stick) resembles a bird's wing when fan is opened.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
