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1983

  • Work on this object ended.

1990

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2014

2025

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Pleated Fan

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1878 and we acquired it in 1990. Its medium is printed silk leaf, ivory sticks with metal foil decoration, gilt metal bail, silk tassel. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 34.3 x 60.3 cm (13 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Pleated Fan; printed silk leaf, ivory sticks with metal foil decoration, gilt metal bail, silk tassel; H x W (open): 34.3 x 60.3 cm (13 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.); 1990-6-1-a,b

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