Used by
Lucy Jackson
Folding fan
ca. 1814
Ivory, paper, paint
closed: 8 1/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 20.6 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Gift of Mrs. F. Leighton Meserve
1978.41e
A note attached to this fan indicates that it was carried by Lucy Jackson to a ball held on a battleship to celebrate the American victory at Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
DescriptionFan with ivory guards and sticks, and paper leaf with hand-painted line engraving depicting three-masted ship full of rejoicing sailors.Markingsprinted: on obverse of leaf: "Viva a Paz, viva a Lusa Gente."
ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES
