Sarah Polk's Lace Fan

ID: MAH 70919

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1977

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: January 1977

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Summary

Sarah Polk's lace fan on exhibit in the "First Ladies Jewelry and Accessories" exhibit at the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, which features objects not ordinarily on display to the public. The exhibit is part of the 1977 inaugural week activities at the Smithsonian.

Subject

  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in the "Torch," January 1977

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: January 1977

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1977

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Fans
  • Lace and lace making
  • Polk, Sarah Childress
  • Exhibitions
  • Presidents' spouses
  • First ladies
  • Presidents

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

MAH 70919

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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