Fan
Category
Costume
Date
1700 - 1799 (18th century)
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
22 mm (Width); 272 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852882
Summary
Fan. Brise. Ivory guard sticks carved with building, trees and flowers. Medallions with figure, pagoda and bridge. Separate sticks held by ivory silk ribbon. Chinese export, late C18. Label 'Marchioness of Bristol, Given by Mrs Hawkes'.
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.