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Pleated Fan (France)

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated 1851–1900 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is silk lace mounted on silk gauze leaf; tortoise shell sticks. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 27 x 49 cm (10 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.)

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Pleated Fan (France); silk lace mounted on silk gauze leaf; tortoise shell sticks; H x W: 27 x 49 cm (10 5/8 x 19 5/16 in.); Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt; 1931-6-133

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