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Feather fan owned by Mary Church Terrell

1863-1954

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Fan owned by Mary Church Terrell. The folding hand fan has plastic ribs with black feather decoration. There is minor shedding to the feathers. The plastic ribs have a tortoiseshell pattern. There is a tassel and string attached to the ring at the handle base.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2017.13.1.2

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