Rigid fan (pien mien) (one of a pair)

second half of the 19th century

Object PlaceChina

Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/TechniqueFeathers; kingfisher feathers; silk; pearl; ivory

DimensionsOverall: 47 x 48.5cm (18 1/2 x 19 1/8in.)

Credit LineGift in memory of Mrs. Horatio Appleton Lamb

Accession number52.1260b

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ClassificationsCostumes

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ProvenanceGift from Miss Aimee Lamb and Miss Rosamond Lamb in memory of their mother Mrs. Horatio A. Lamb to the MFA, September 11, 1952

second half of the 19th century

19th century

19th century

late 19th century

Barbara Natoli Witt

2011

1875

late 18th century

about 1910

Bob Mackie

1980s

mid-19th century

1856

A.D. 400–800