Museum Collections

This woman's folding hand fan is printed on one side with a color image of a woman's face superimposed on a city scene showing tall buildings with horse drawn carriages in the street. Printed in black "Souvenir of The/ Cafe Martin/ New-York". The reverse has a view of a city street in brown marked "DuCollet Freres 20 Boul'd St. Denis, Paris". The sticks supporting the fan leaf are white bone or a composite like celluloid with gold engraved designs. A white tassle is attached to the metal loop. See also 2002.1.1422, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1740.