Civil War Living History Event: The Language of Fans

Are you a big fan of fans? We sure are around here! Curator of Textile Jan Hiester tells us about a fan in the Museum’s collection in our latest textile video. If you still want more fans, then join us for our Language of Fans event on Saturday!

Event

Civil War Living History Event: The Language of Fans

Date: March 12, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: The Charleston Museum
Address: 360 Meeting Street

What did it mean when a mid-19th century woman placed her fan over her
heart? Or, what was she saying if she hid her eyes from a man with her
fan?  Find out these answers and more with the Carolina Ladies Aid
Society latest living history event. We will have a variety of fan
crafts for visitors of all ages to make!  This living history event is
held in conjunction with Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War.

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