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Bris

Bris
Object name 
Bris
Date 
1850-1860
Medium 
Wood, lacquer, ribbon, paint, cardboard, paper
Dimensions 
box: 1 x 8 1/4 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm )
Description 
Bris
Credit Line 
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number 
1936.611ab
Marks 
painted: on each guard: "LBC" handwritten in pencil: on underside of box: "Nov. 25, 1936"
Gallery Label 
According to the accession records, this fan belonged to the donor's mother, Lena (Angelina) Burr Corse (b. 1847), who used it as a child.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.