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Pleated Fan, ca. 1805

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1805 and we acquired it in 1923. Its medium is silk leaf with silk net, embroidered with metallic spangles and stamped metal pieces; sticks of incised horn with applied metallic foil. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Miss Elizabeth d'Hauteville Kean. It is credited Bequest of Miss Elizabeth d'Hauteville Kean.

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  • tortoiseshell, metal, coral.
  • Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
  • 1946-50-70

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 19.1 x 34.3 cm (7 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)

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Pleated Fan, ca. 1805; silk leaf with silk net, embroidered with metallic spangles and stamped metal pieces; sticks of incised horn with applied metallic foil; H x W (open): 19.1 x 34.3 cm (7 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Bequest of Miss Elizabeth d'Hauteville Kean; 1923-24-8

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