EGYPTIAN STYLE FOLDING FAN, WITH DOUBLE LEAF: RECTO OF HAND-PAINTED SILK SATIN, VERSO OF COTTON. IT DEPICTS THE THREE PYRAMIDS, THE NYLUS,SOME BRANCHES OF PAPYRUS IN BLOOM, A BUTTERFLY AND TWO HIBISCUS. WHITE LACQUERED WOOD STICKS, IMITATING IVORY, WITH CARVED HIEROGLYPHICS (HIBISCUS,SUN,THRONE,CROWN). ON THE PRINCIPAL GUARD STICK IT'S CARVED "PATENT". IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, A DOUBLE CARTOUCHE WITH FOUR CARVED CHARACTERS, ALSO ON THE SECONDARY GUARD. ON A STICK OF THE VERSO THERE IS THE HANDWRITTEN OWNER'S NAME: KATE A.NIAIR. 1900 CA. CM.34. MAX SPREAD CM.64. STICKS 14+2