Collection Highlights
Physician's saddlebags w/bottles & bundles
1800-1850
1954.11
Leather, metal, glass, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description
This woman's hand fan is made of bamboo with a paper covering. The paper is printed on one side with red, white and blue crossed American flags highlighted with gold and reads "Meet Me At/ The Fountain" . On the reverse is a drawing of a classical statue of a woman holding an eagle and flag and reads "Meet Me At The Fountain/ The Coolest Spot in New York/ The Big Store/ A City in Itself/ Siegel Cooper Co./ Sixth Avenue 18th &19th Sts."
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