Former owner
Isabella Roelker
Fan
ca. 1890
Wood, silk, paint, plastic
closed: 14 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Gift of Miss Anna E. Roelker
1940.83
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to Isabella Roelker, sister of the donor, around 1890.
DescriptionFan with shaped and carved wooden guards and sticks, pale gray silk chiffon leaf painted with birds and flowers, and plastic handle with gray silk tassel.Markingspainted signature: on leaf: "GIBON." (?)
ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
