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Luna moth fan
George Keiswetter1890
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, MA, United States
Luna Moth fan. Single white silk leaf painted in oil (?) in shades of green forms wings, decorated with brass, plated steel, silver-plated copper sequins green and blue sequins, gilt-silver yarns and net; gilt-silver insert center. Thirteen carved hornbeam (?) sticks painted green, silver and gilt-silver form body. Mother-of-pearl buttons on rivet, brass ring.
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Details
- Title: Luna moth fan
- Creator: George Keiswetter
- Fashion House: Allen Fan Company
- Date Created: 1890
- Physical Dimensions: Guard: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.); maximum open: 66 cm (26 in.); arc: 160°
- Provenance: 1976, Esther Oldham, Wellesley, MA; gift of Miss Oldham to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 9, 1976)
- Type: Fan
- Rights: Oldham Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
- Medium: Carved and painted wood sticks and silk plain-weave leaf painted in oil with applied metal sequins, thread, and net
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