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Woman's wedding fan

about 1835
Medium/TechniqueFeathers, ivory, silver
Dimensions25 cm (9 13/16 in.); Legacy dimension: 25 cm (guard) x 46 cm (open max.)
Credit LineGift of the Children of Mrs. Otis Norcross
Accession number21.265f
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceUsed with 21.265 a-f by Lucy Ann Lane (1816-1916), married to Otis Norcross on 9 December 1835 in Boston.
Rigid fan (pien mien) (one of a pair)
second half of the 19th century
Rigid fan (pien mien) (one of a pair)
second half of the 19th century
Rigid fan (pien mien)
first half of 19th century
Tunic
A.D. 400–800
Group shot: 55.366a, 43.1660, 49.916, 46.73, 43.2549a-b, 44.536a-b
late 18th century
Woman's evening dress
Arnold Scaasi
Fall 1986
Headdress
20th century
Panel
Probably A.D. 1000–1476