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Pleated Cockade Fan (USA)
This is a Pleated cockade fan. It is dated 1870–90 and we acquired it in 1952. Its medium is glazed cotton leaf, tortoise shell handle, silk cord. It is a part of the Textiles department.
This object was
donated by
Mary G. F. Beer.
It is credited Gift of Mary Goodrich Fitch Beer.
Its dimensions are
H x W (open, without tassels): 27.9 x 15.2 cm (11 x 6 in.)
Cite this object as
Pleated Cockade Fan (USA); glazed cotton leaf, tortoise shell handle, silk cord; H x W (open, without tassels): 27.9 x 15.2 cm (11 x 6 in.); Gift of Mary Goodrich Fitch Beer; 1952-2-1
Collections in Motion: Tortoiseshell Fan
Demonstration of an unusual fan from the Cooper Hewitt Museum collection. Made around 1880, the fan is opened and closed by pulling a silk cord.