2012.73.16

Dark brown cockade fan with pleated fabric leaf, metal hinge and wood guards. When opened fully, the leaf of the cockade fan unfolds 360 degrees to form a complete circle, and the two guards are held together by a metal loop to form a handle. When closed, the pleated leaf retracts into a self—case within the guards. This may have been a mourning fan.

Guard length: 8.5"
Leaf height: 4.5"
Open width: 9"
Arc (degrees when open): 360
0 sticks / 2 guards

c. 1870

Anonymous gift

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