Fan
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 265 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852847
Summary
Fan. Leaf of paper painted with scene probably from Don Quixote or Commedia del Arte. On reverse, chinese scene with figures. Gilt border. Ivory sticks, pierced and painted. Medallions outlined in gold. Jewelled rivet. Inscribed 'Vanier a Paris'. Probably Spanish.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.