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Expanding fan

about 1875
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin leaf, painted design; machine-carved ivory sticks; silk; brass
DimensionsGuard (retracted): 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); guard (extended): 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.); maximum open: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.264
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift of Esther Oldham to MFA, June 9, 1976.
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