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1960

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Pleated Fan (France)

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is paper leaf with hand-colored etching, bone sticks, mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 27.9 x 48.3 cm (11 x 19 in.)

Cite this object as

Pleated Fan (France); paper leaf with hand-colored etching, bone sticks, mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet; H x W (open): 27.9 x 48.3 cm (11 x 19 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-86

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