Hand Fire Screen, Oval, Bamboo Handle with Sequins

From Madison Historical Society

1870 (Date manufactured/created)

Celluloid, Wood, Fiber, Bamboo

Oval hand screen attached to bamboo handle.  Fan is etched celluloid sandwiched between narrow wooden band and trimmed with sequins and a fringed perimeter.  European origin, 1870.
18" X 10 1/4"

Accession/ID Number 80.303