Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Fan |
Date |
1885-1895 |
Description |
Folding fan. Maroon silk satin leaf with hand-painted scene of a cherub playing a string instrument (resembling a form of violin, viol, or fiddle). The cherub is seated in the grass next to a tree with birds on the branches, with mountains in the distance. Dyed mother-of-pearl sticks (guardstick has been repaired). Paste jewel at rivet. Metal loop. (Keywords: Fashion, Accessory, Victorian, New York) |
Acquisition |
Gift of the Henderson-Irving Family |
Ownership and History |
The deep color of this fan is in keeping with the styles that were popular around 1890. The painted cherub (or putto) who plays a string instrument, accompanied by singing birds, seems to represent romantic love. The fan belonged to members of the socially prominent Henderson and Irving families of New Brighton, Staten Island. |
Earliest Date |
1885 |
Latest Date |
1895 |
Material |
Silk/Mother-of-pearl |
Subjects |
Fans |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Personal Gear |
Associated People |
Irving, Maria Adelaide (Henderson) |
Catalog Number |
C02.1508 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Fan Association of North America (FANA), 2011. (www.fanassociation.org) |
Legal Status |
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