Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
1941.603
Date:
ca. 1920s
Medium:
nickel plated brass, silk, rubber
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 in. ( 24.4 x 12.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Nickel plated brass gun that releases a silk leaved fan when trigger is pulled.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
