| Contributor |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, engineer. |
| Title |
Centennial Exhibition Souvenir Fan. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Date |
[ca. 1876] |
| Physical Description |
Paper and wood; Closed: 1.5 x 11.25 inches. Open: 20.5 x 11.25 inches. |
| Notes |
Souvenir fan commemorating the Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Folding fan with thirty blades including
guards. Shows the Main Building at Fairmount Park, designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Numerous men and women visitors
walk the grounds in front of the building. A Japanese woman, wearing her hair up with Kanzashi hair decorations, and attired
in a pink, blue, and red kimono, stands holding a fan. Red roses grow at her feet. In the right, a Japanese woman, wearing
her hair up and attired in a blue, red, and pink kimono, holds a red fan in her left hand, and in her right hand she holds
the hand of a young Japanese boy, attired in a yellow and red kimono. The verso depicts a bird perched on a branch with pink
and red flowers, and the silhouette of two birds against a blue background. Text printed across the top lists the names and
addresses of Philadelphia hotels: “Irving House. 817 Walnut St.; Guy’s. Cor. 7th St. and Chestnut; Colonnade. Cor. 15th
St. and Chestnut; St. Cloud. 709 Arch St.; La Pierre. Broad St. Below Chestnut; Girard. Corner Ninth and Chestnut; Continental.
Corner Ninth & Chestnut; Bingham. Corner 11th St. and Market St.; American. 517 Chestnut St.; Merchant’s. 42 North 4th St.;
Washington. 711 Chestnut St.; Markoe. 919 Chestnut St.” Additional text includes, “Main Building, International Exhibition.
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. 1876. Length 1880 feet. Width 464.”
|
|
Gift of Linda Kimiko August, 2023. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Birds. |
|
Boys -- Japanese. |
|
Fans. |
|
Fans (Accessories) |
|
Flowers. |
|
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Japanese. |
|
Japanese -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Japonism. |
|
Kimonos. |
|
Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women. |
|
Women -- Japanese. |
|
AAPI. |
|
Women. |
| Genre |
Fan, Hand. |
| Location |
OBJ 924 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 924 |
