Object Record
| Object Name | Fan |
| Date | 1880-1900 |
| Description |
Rigid feather fan (handscreen). Round leaf is covered with white and purple feathers on front and back. A stuffed hummingbird is attached in the center of the leaf. Bone handle has carved rings. Fan is in a cardboard box with a handwritten inscription on the lid: "Miss Mariana Velasques / remember of Niagara fall[s] / No 58". (Keywords: Fashion, Accessory, Souvenir) |
| Acquisition | Gift of Mrs. Harold Twiss |
| Ownership and History | The origin of this fan is not known, but fans of this type are known to have been made in Brazil in the late 1800s. |
| Earliest Date | 1880 |
| Latest Date | 1900 |
| Material | Feathers/Bone |
| Subjects |
Birds Fans |
| Lexicon Sub-category | Personal Gear |
| Catalog Number | C02.0328 |
| Support Acknowledgment | Online Collections Database record made possible by the Fan Association of North America (FANA), 2013. (www.fanassociation.org) |
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