Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object name
Fan
Date
1940-1950
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
12 3/4 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description
This woman's hand fan is made of paper and has a wood handle. One side has a print of a woman in a military cap with stars on her collar surrounded by red and white stripes title "Miss Liberty". The reverse reads in black "The Starlight Roof/ Waldorf-Astoria".