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1940

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Pleated Fan (France)

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1805 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is gilded paper leaf with hand-colored engraving, painted wood sticks with ivory on guards. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by DeWitt Clinton Cohen and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen. It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 27.3 × 40 cm (10 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Pleated Fan (France); gilded paper leaf with hand-colored engraving, painted wood sticks with ivory on guards; H x W (open): 27.3 × 40 cm (10 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1940-93-23

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