Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description
This woman's hand fan is made of paper and has a wood handle. One side has a hand colored photo-lithograph of a woman preparing to spank a barefoot boy with a sly grin. The reverse reads, in part, "We will furnish your home complete from Parlor to Kitchen, in the most up-to-date style and at the most reasonable prices/ L.S. Fisher & Co./ Newport, N.H./ Undertakers and Funeral Directors".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
