Fan
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
18 mm (Width); 290 mm (Length)
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Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852863
Summary
Cabriolet fan. Leaf divided into two parts, painted on paper, scenes showing two cabriolets on upper leaf and three on lower. Reverse with pastoral scene. Ivory sticks, painted, carved and decorated mother-of-pearl, in form of cabriolet. Gilt metal pivot pin. 19 sticks and 2 guard sticks.
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.