Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1920
Materials
Hand-painted silk gauze, wood, brass.
Measurements
200 x 350 x 20 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602512
Summary
A woman's fan, made from white silk gauze and wood. The gauze fan leaf is hand-painted with flowers, leaves and butterflies in pink, green, white, pale blue, brown and grey and is otherwise undecorated. The fan guards, sticks and ribs are carved and gilded with a floral motif and the fan is secured at the base with a brass pivot and handle, intact.