Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan: Merry Christmas, 1875; woman figure
Object Number:
INV.8724
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Wood, paint, ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 x 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 10.2 x 1 cm )
Marks:
painted: on reverse: "MERRY CHRISTMAS / 1875"
Description:
Commemorative miniature fixed fan made of wood, with woman with parasol standing alone in field of flowers painted on obverse and "MERRY CHRISTMAS 1875" painted on reverse; with cut-out decoration at base of fan and blue ribbon tied around handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
