Fan Case

Date1780-1820

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."