Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1890-1920
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description
This hand fan is made of paper and has a wood handle. One side has a photo-lithograph of men and women canoeing on a wooded river. The reverse reads in green "Edes & Company/ Newport, N.H./ Staple and Fancy Dry Goods/ Ladies', Misses' and Children's/ Ready-to-Wear Garments/ If you are a stranger here look for the Store with the White Pillars".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.