Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1920
Materials
Silk gauze, silk lace, wood, sequins, metal, tassel.
Measurements
320 x 570 x 30 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602502
Summary
A woman's fan made from black silk gauze and wood. The gauze fan leaf is decorated with scattered silver star-shaped sequins across the entire ground, with a border of black silk lace. The guards, sticks and ribs are carved in a floral pattern and inset with further silver sequins. The fan is secured at the base with a silver metal pivot and handle, which has a knotted black silk tassel attached.