Margaret Holmes, director of the Van Cortlandt House Museum, and John Carini, volunteer and collections specialist, will lead a private tour of the exhibition Unfolded Ornament: Fans from the Collection, which focuses on newly discovered hand fans in the museum’s collection. The exhibition is currently on display at the Headquarters of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, and the program will include a tour of the mid-18th-century building.

Thursday, October 15
4:00–6:00 p.m.
Headquarters of the Colonial Dames
215 East 71st Street (between Second and Third Avenues), New York

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Capacity is limited to 15. This event is open to VSNY members only. Become a member.

A stunning—and probably 18th-century—fan (detail) where the sticks are the thing. Pierced, gilded, and painted with elaborate scrollwork, the sticks and guards make a statement. Held together with opal stones and a fancy metal hoop. Courtesy, Van Cortlandt House Museum

The newly acquired fans from Mrs. Roland J. Hawkins in the exhibition at the Headquarters of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York. Courtesy, Van Cortlandt House Museum

Headquarters of the Colonial Dames

Headquarters of the Colonial Dames