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Folding fan

Late 19th to early 20th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave with silk embroidery; lacquer; painted silk; brass
DimensionsOverall: 31.5cm (12 3/8in.)
Other (open maximum): 53.5cm (21 1/16in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.419
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976
Folding fan
1825–50
Fan
19th or early 20th century
Horatio Appleton Lamb
about 1860
Woman's jacket
Mary McFadden
early 1980s
Group shot: 2010.387.1-2, 2010.387.5
Christian Lacroix
Spring 1987
Karl Lagerfeld
Spring/Summer 2005