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Folding fan

1900
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniquePainted paper; ivory (possibly French ivory)
DimensionsOverall: 29.5cm (11 5/8in.)
Other (open maximum): 45.5cm (17 15/16in.)
Credit LineOldham Collection
Accession number1976.423
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceOldham Collection; Gift from Esther Oldham to the MFA, June 9, 1976
Group shot: 97.157-8
last half of the 19th century
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about 1760
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