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Pleated Fan (France)

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated 1900 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is printed paper leaf, wood sticks. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Unknown Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 24.8 × 44.8 cm (9 3/4 × 17 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Pleated Fan (France); printed paper leaf, wood sticks; H x W (open): 24.8 × 44.8 cm (9 3/4 × 17 5/8 in.); Gift of Unknown Donor; 1991-83-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair.

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