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Pleated fan

late 19th century · Parchment leaf lined with silk and painted with gouache, pierced mother-of-pearl sticks painted with gold and silver, rivet set with faceted stone, gilt metal bail

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Costume accessories Costume Pleated fan

Credit linePleated fan. late 19th century. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Gift of Mrs. Robertson D. Ward, from the collection of her mother, Mrs. Helen Wright-Clark Dawson. CC0.

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