Fan
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1930
Materials
Ostrich feather and plastic
Measurements
780 mm (L)
Place of origin
Africa
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609856
Summary
Ostrich feather fan. a) six ostrich feathers dyed pale peach and partly silvered; b) three plastic brown to yellow cream sticks. Two feathers per stick, stitched together and attached to each stick, pivot and bead at end. Circa 1930.
Provenance
8th Lady Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).