Sticks of carved ivory with elaborate piqué work and insets of red and green dyed ivory. Slips of ivory, painted on the reverse. Mother-of-pearl washer at the rivet. Single-leaf parchment painted with gouache on obverse and reverse with gold and metallic highlights at the edges.
Dimensions:
H x W (open): 28 × 49.8 cm (11 in. × 19 5/8 in.)
Type:
costume & accessories
Folding fan
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1720–1729
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Dunn, S. Watson (Samuel Watson), -1997 (Professor) Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Catalogs
Brochures
Advertising cards
Postcards
Fans (costume accessories)
Ephemera
Date:
1840-1986, undated
Summary:
Collection primarily consists of advertisements, ephemera, and promotional materials collected by S. Watson Dunn. In addition, there is literature relating to advertising history, correspondence, phonograph records, and unpublished papers.
Scope and Contents:
Collection primarily consists of advertisements, ephemera, and promotional materials collected by S. Watson Dunn. In addition, there is literature relating to advertising history, correspondence, phonograph records, and unpublished papers. This collection represents a small amount of material relating to Dunn's work as a professor and author. The University of Illinois holds the bulk of his papers. The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1, Advertising Materials and Literature, 1840-1986, undated; Series Series 2, Advertising History File, 1859-1986, undated; Series 3, Correspondence, 1961-1970; and Series 4, Unpublished Papers, 1976.
Arrangement:
Collection is organized in four series:
Series 1, Advertising Materials and Literature, 1840-1984, undated
Series 2, Advertising History File, 1859-1986, undated
Series 3, Correspondence, 1961-1970
Series 4, Unpublished Papers, 1976, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Samuel Watson Dunn was a professor, consultant, and author. He was born on August 24, 1918 in Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania. He held many faculty positions teaching advertising and marketing and served as an industry consultant for major companies including Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, Southwestern Bell, Leo Burnett Company, and Young & Rubicam. He was published widely in scholarly and trade journals and wrote or edited several books. In 1988, among his many awards he was named Distinguished Advertising Educator by the American Advertising Federation. Dunn died on November 24, 1997 at the age of seventy-nine.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
NW Ayer Advertising Agency Records (AC0059)
Gordon E. Cole Advertising Papers (AC0371)
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana (AC0060)
Barton Arthur Cummings Papers (AC0421)
Thomajan Advertising Collection (AC0643)
Gladys Reid Holton Ephemera Collection (AC0466)
Materials at Other Organizations
University of Illinois Archives
S. Watson Dunn Papers, 1923, 1937-40, 1943, 1946-96
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center by S. Watson Dunn, December 1989.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
