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1910

  • Work on this object ended.

1990

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2015

2025

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Folding Fan And Box (France)

This is a Folding fan and box. It is dated ca. 1905 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is ostrich feathers, tortoise shell sticks, gilt metal chain and cipher ornament on guard, stone at rivet. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Sheila Bruce. It is credited Gift of Sheila Bruce.

It has the following markings

Gilt metal cipher ornament on guard: MS or SM

It is inscribed

Cipher MS or SM painted on lid of box. Box stamped in gold: 17 passage-panoramas / Duvelleroy / & 11 Boul’d de la Madeleine

Cite this object as

Folding Fan And Box (France); ostrich feathers, tortoise shell sticks, gilt metal chain and cipher ornament on guard, stone at rivet; Gift of Sheila Bruce; 1990-25-21-a,b

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