Title
Fan, Hand
Creator
Date
circa 1870-1910
Description
Round feather fan with a carved ivory handle; fan is made of two types of white feathers with five pink flowers, white buds, green leaves and a bird all made of feathers. "B" is a green paper box shaped like the fan, with a paper label on its cover and handwritten text on its bottom. Bottom of box reads: "Brought From South America To Anna W. Turner by Captain Fred B. Bolano". Large bold text on top of box reads: "Feather Flowers/Rio de Janeiro/Fanny Dupon Nunes/85 Rue 1 De Marco 85".
Medium
Feathers
Ivory
Wood
Extent
17.75x12.5 in.
Identifier
95.17.1 AB
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