Pleated fan and case

Linen Alençon lace leaf, carved and pierced mother-of-pearl sticks, cardboard case lined with silk satin | late 19th century

Unknown Maker

Cardboard case covered, padded and lined with white silk satin. Inside, shaped to fit fan.

Credit: Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Noyes
Object: 1942-34-10-a,b

Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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