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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 woman in a fringed dress with a bird on her head leaning across a table to feed a bite of food to a winged cherub. It reads in blue "Champeaux/ Diner Des Theatres".
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.1428
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group