Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan: bird floral pattern
Object Number:
INV.11654
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, paint, sequins, brass, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
closed: 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.
Description:
Fan with ivory guards and sticks with incised and painted decoration, silk leaf painted with birds and flowers and trimmed with gold-colored sequins, brass handle, and rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
