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Folding fan

about 1886
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk gauze leaf trimmed with brass and steel sequins; carved, hinged ivory sticks with brass and ivory piqué work; brass
DimensionsGuard (extended): 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); maximum open: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.261
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
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Charles Eisen
1780s
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1770s
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Alice Helen Loch
1880s
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Edmund Soper Hunt Fan Factory
1867–76
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Late 19th century
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1795–99
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Ernest Kees
about 1890
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about 1905
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about 1875
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about 1795