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Description
After the death of their mother, Cecilia Atherton in 1881, sisters Carrie and Celia Atherton lived aboard the Yarmouth-build ship C. F. Sargent with their father, David Hooper Atherton, the ship's captain. They traveled the globe during 1883 -1886 where they purchased items such as a peacock feather folding fan, perhaps during their stays in Hong Kong.
When not at sea the family lived in Portland, and later Falmouth.
About This Item
- Title: Peacock feather fan, ca. 1886
- Creation Date: circa 1886
- Subject Date: circa 1886
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Locations:
- Falmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Peacock feathers, wood, metal, silk
- Dimensions: 45.7 cm x 15.2 cm x 2.5 cm
- Local Code: 2015.068.005
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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