Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1920
Materials
Silk satin, silk, ostrich feather, bone, tassel, brass.
Measurements
570 x 330 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602501
Summary
A woman's fan, made from silk satin, feather and bone. The pale pink silk satin front leaf is undecorated, with a dyed brown ostrich feather trim on the upper border. The reverse leaf is plain cream silk. The fan has bone guards, sticks and ribs which are undecorated, and the fan is secured at the base with a brass pivot and handle with pink silk tassel, intact. A small label attached to the rear of the guard stick reads, "Bustard", the donor.
Provenance
Gift of Miss V.Bustard.
Marks and inscriptions
Rear leaf, on guard stick, prhs.: A small label attached to the rear of the guard stick reads, "Bustard", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.