Mourning fan
Not on view
This fan belonged to Amelia Beard Hollenback (1844-1918), wife of the prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1835-1923). The fan was most likely part of Amelia's mourning wardrobe worn after the death of her closest sister, Julia Beard (1849-1887). Made up in the appropriate materials and dimensions of the late 1880s, women continued to follow the dictates of fashion even during mourning.
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