Fan Case
Date1780-1820
OriginEngland
MediumPaper, paperboard
Dimensions12 3/8" long x 1 1/4" wide
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-90,B
DescriptionFlattened cylindrical fan case with separate lid, made of paper-board covered with pink and white marble-patterned paper. Written around edge of case are the words "Suffolk Miss Catharine Reid".ProvenanceWritten on a later tag is the history: "Catharine Reid was the Sister of Elizabeth Reid--wife of Capt. Ed. Allen and dau. of John & Mary Reid."
c.1770
1810-1825
1790-1797
Martha Custis Dandridge Washington
ca. 1800; materials earlier
ca. 1825
18th-19th c.
Possibly 1805-1840, with later (1840-1860) additions of cloth scraps on top.
1807-1815
1750-1775