Fan, United States, 1890

Fan and fan box. The fan comprises two layers of gauze, all the decoration is on the uppermost layer. The design consists of applied sprays of lace flowers, made on the Levers machine, and applied to the top edge and across the leaf. There are interspersed with sprays of flowers and insects overlap the side and top edge of each guard.

The bottom edge of the leaf is trimmed with linked circles of silk, machine made lace. The sticks and guards are each made form three sections of bone, laminated together. The sticks that support the leaf are pierced. The pin and handle are made of steel and the washer of bone. The tassel and cord are made of silk. Two pierced gilt metal balls are threaded onto the cord above a clamp in the shape of four leaves that grip the head of the tassel. The box (A) is covered and lined with white satin with an additional quilted lining. Stamped in gold on the inside of the lid is the name 'T. KIRKPATRICK, NEW YORK.' The edges are finished with gold paper.