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Fan

Fan
Fan
Object name 
Fan
Date 
1910-1930
Medium 
Paper, wood, metal
Dimensions 
16 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. unfolded
Description 
This woman's folding hand fan is printed on one side with a humorous drawing of a man driving an open roadster blocked by an old woman herding geese across the road . The reverse has a crest with two men in colonial dress holding a shield with a beaver, an early New Amsterdam symbol, and reads "Restaurant Knickerbocker/ James R. Regan".
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.1418
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.