Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
13 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description
This woman's hand fan is made of paper with a wood handle. One side has a color print of a woman and girl feeding lambs with a baby bottle surrounded by a gray feather patterned border. The reverse reads "Bird's Business Institute/ 2804-6-8 Third Bet. 147th and 148th Streets/ A School Recommended by its Graduates", with a list of skills taught including shorthand, bookkeeping and penmanship.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1457
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.