Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1800 - 1896 ( Early 19th century. Given to AFTB [Theodora] 1896 )
Materials
Textile
Measurements
21 mm (Width); 245 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852861
Summary
Fan. Mount of pure cotton (torn) decorated with silver spangles. Sticks 24 cm long, of ivory inlaid with silver (pique). Steel hanging loop and rivetted pivot pin. 15 sticks and 2 guard sticks. Labelled 'Given to AFTB 1896'. Early C19.
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.