Fan
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Parchment
Measurements
20 mm (Width); 245 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852857
Summary
Fan. Leaf of chicken skin decorated with gold sequins. Painted medallion with figures and buildings. Mother-of-pearl sticks, fretted and decorated with gold. Labelled 'Given to A.F.T.B. by Lady Mary Hervey, Dec. 1896'.
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.