Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Hand-painted silk satin, silk twill, wood, brass.
Measurements
370 x 660 x 30 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602925
Summary
A woman's fan made from grey silk satin and wood. The grey silk satin leaf is decorated across the main ground with flowers, leaves and rosebuds in grey, pink and teal, otherwise undecorated, and the back leaf is made from mid-green silk twill. The sticks and ribs are made from polished wood, undecorated, and the fan is secured at the base with a brass rivet and handle.