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Folding paper fan, mounted on bone sticks decorated in silver, guardsticks hand-painted with flower sprays.
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Fan : A bill of fare for a wedding dinner
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Engraved fan comprising one large oval and two crescent-shaped compartments, containing circles, ovals, etc., arranged as dishes on a table, each bearing an inscription in riddle form, for example "Melancholy Soup with Crooked Sauce", "Part of the Zodiac Butterd", "Pride Reversed in a Pye", "The Divine Part of a Man Boiled", etc., above a scroll with title inscription, on either side a cupid in a medallion, with doves, flowers, etc. Folding paper fan, mounted on wooden sticks.
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Fan with illustration of four Lewes children [realia]
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A folding fan made of fabric and mounted on wooden sticks. Fan includes hand-painted details illustrating a scene of four children walking hand-in-hand. The fan is layered with black fabric on both recto and verso; the recto's top layer of black fabric was cut out into outlines of the children's profiles, revealing a silk layer of fabric underneath that was then hand-painted with varying colors and details. The first child is shown in profile, holding a reticule in hand while leading the other three children who follow. Provenance from the donor suggests that the children depicted are George Henry Lewes's children with his wife Agnes Jervis; based on the family history, however, the children depicted are likely that of Agnes Jervis's with later-partner Thornton Leigh Hunt, as George Henry Lewes did not have any daughters. The approximate date of the item is based on the birth dates of the children.
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The review of reviews : June
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Image of an advertisement for the Review of Reviews June 1895 issue featuring the crab constellation Cancer amidst other stars shining above a planet with continents and rings; decorative border made up of crabs and Cancer zodiac symbols.
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Walter A. Wood harvest machines
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Image of a three-fold advertisement for Walter A. Wood agricultural machines, including binders, rakes, mowers, and reapers; four panels feature men and women working fields with horse teams and farming machinery with farmhouses in the background; Walter A. Wood "Carry the News" winged messenger logo and advertising text on verso.
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Geo. H. Adams own new Humpty Dumpty Troupe
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Image of three panels showing performances of a whiteface clown and an old man in short pants; the four members of the acrobatic troupe the Martinetti Family in a balancing act with one man standing on two upside down chairs while he holds up two female performers and another man stands on his head; and six vignettes of the Bernardo's jugglers doing juggling acts with knives, balancing tops, and fire sticks, including one before an Egyptian pyramid; the poster advertises the Humpty Dumpty Troupe of George Adams.
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