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Costume > Hand screens

Preferred term

Hand screens  

Definition

  • Flat, rigid fans, made of a variety of materials, usually circular, pear-shaped or gourd-shaped, and affixed to a short rod or handle [DADA, alt.]; used to fan oneself and to screen the face from the heat of the fireplace

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Fans, fixed
  • Fixed fans
  • HAND-SCREENS
  • HANDSCREENS
  • RIGID FANS
  • Screen fans
  • SCREENS, HAND, FANS

Notation

  • 112773

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-WT494D0D-F

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