Title

folding fan

Mediumbone, paper

Dimensions8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Object number2009.71

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA folding fan, lotus-shaped green textured paper tied with a white cord to an S-shaped contoured pivoting frame of skeletal bone with a lathe-turned bone handle. The fan has a brass axle, two circular bone button finials fastened with brass rivets and washer, and a brass chain hasp. The origin is unknown.

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