Large carpet bag with two leather handles and a metal lock. One handle attached only at one side. Fall colored (tan, brown, burgundy, orange, etc.) paisely design with a touch of blue. Rust color at edge of base. Base has four small feet.
Large rectangualr rosewood veneer box with hinged lid and pressed metal oval-shaped handle centered on lid. The underside of the lid has a mirror that is hinged with a top swinging catch that comes down to convert it to a writing surface. Several separate velvet-lined compartments of varying size comprise the inside of the box. There is cock-bead molding around lower edge of lid and the keyhole is centered just below the front lip of the lid; on the short end of the oblong chest is a 2 inch high wide drawer with a keyhole and lined with velvet.
Thin, flat wire frames, round lenses. Side pieces are long and hinged at temple and riveted 2/3 back to extra bar with small loop at end. Thin flat lens in left socket.
Provenance
Unknown beyond donor: Mrs. William A. Schnader (Ethel K. Heinitsh Schnader?)
Black lacquer exterior on oblong Gutta-percha container. Central portions of front, back and lid are decorated with gold-outlined 4-lobed design that contains inlaid irredescent flowers. The lid's decoration included 2 additional curved inlays on both ends. A chain of leaves painted gold and green borders the edge of the lid. Bold painted branches with painted flowers decorate both curved ends of the container. The paper-lined base includes a narrow 2-pocketed sleeve for thin items. The fabric-lined lid with a central strip contains four spaces to hold narrow items.
Leather hinge holding top to base has torn and lid is now separate. On both ends of the base are openings (3/8" x 1/16") one-half inch from the top. (Possibly handles or loops that tore?)
Exterior is crazed.
Object ID
W.1956.008.001
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Oval hand-held fan. Center of fan is petite pointe and floral print (roses in white and red, small blue flowers with yellow centers, yellow and green veriagated foliage). Background- floral motif is 3 1/4' across and 2 3/4' high. Back of fan is in ivory
Black ostrich feather fan has twenty 9-inch long tortoise shell spines. 2 end spines are wide for entire length. 18 are wide for 5.5 ins. and narrow to 1/4 inch for remaining length. Narrow portions support feathers that are glued to them.
All spines are attached at the base by a rod/pin attached to a u-shaped metal loop that holds an 8-inch black silk-wrapped cord with braided finger ring and black passementary tassel that slides up to hold the feathers/fan together.
Some feathers damaged, one broken off. Only remnants of the broken connecting ribbon remains. All feathers are no longer attached to hold the fan together.
Painted velvet on papier mache board. Trimmed with gilt paper. One fan: center motif is floral with leaves. Other: has fruit motif. Shape is predominately square with cut corners and edges. Surrounding center designs is embossed gilt paper, hand cut. Han
