Object Record
| Object Name | Fan |
| Date | 1850-1870 |
| Description |
Folding fan. Royal blue silk satin leaf with hand-painted flowers. Sandalwood sticks with drilled design and inset tiny blue and gold glass stones. Riveted at the bottom, with metal loop. Made in France. (Keywords: Fashion, Accessory, European, Floral, Victorian, New York) |
| Acquisition | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Leonard in memory of Mrs. Cornelius Leonard |
| Ownership and History | Roses, pansies, fuchsia, and morning glory grace the royal-blue satin leaf of this fan, giving it a sweetly sentimental appearance. The sandalwood sticks would have had a gentle fragrance when the fan was new. It may have belonged to Mary A. Wood of Travis, Staten Island, who married Cornelius Leonard, Jr., in 1875. |
| Earliest Date | 1850 |
| Latest Date | 1870 |
| Subjects | Fans |
| Lexicon Sub-category | Personal Gear |
| Associated People |
Leonard, Mary Augusta (Wood) |
| Catalog Number | C02.0573 |
| Support Acknowledgment | Online Collections Database record made possible by the Fan Association of North America (FANA), 2011. (www.fanassociation.org) |
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