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The Indian Hunter
1860
1939.390
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1908
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
14 x 8 1/4 x 1/4 in.
Description
This woman's hand fan is made of paper shaped like a Chinese lantern and has a wood handle. One side has a print in red of the Chinese lantern with a woman's face in the center The reverse reads in black "Buy The Radcliffe Shoe/ For Women/ For Sale By Fred'k Gamash/ Boots, Shoes & Rubber Goods/ Newport, N.H.", with the address and a poem extolling the virtues of the Radcliffe shoe called "Our Leaders".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
