Fan
1890-1910 (made)
Made from ivory grosgrain, painted with scenes of childhood (after the style of Kate Greenaway), and mounted with bone sticks.
In the centre, a boy and girl are shown seated on rocks at the seaside. At the left, a girl, a boy and a small child are shown wrapped in Winter clothes and going for a walk. At the right a girl and a boy are shown in Summer clothes, picking fruit from a tree while another girl, also in Summer clothes, plays with a skipping rope.
The fan is professionally made, but the scenes are hand painted by an amateur.
In the centre, a boy and girl are shown seated on rocks at the seaside. At the left, a girl, a boy and a small child are shown wrapped in Winter clothes and going for a walk. At the right a girl and a boy are shown in Summer clothes, picking fruit from a tree while another girl, also in Summer clothes, plays with a skipping rope.
The fan is professionally made, but the scenes are hand painted by an amateur.
Object details
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| Brief description | Ivory-coloured grosgrain, painted with scenes of childhood after the style of Kate Greenaway, on bone sticks;, England, 1890-1910 |
| Physical description | Made from ivory grosgrain, painted with scenes of childhood (after the style of Kate Greenaway), and mounted with bone sticks. In the centre, a boy and girl are shown seated on rocks at the seaside. At the left, a girl, a boy and a small child are shown wrapped in Winter clothes and going for a walk. At the right a girl and a boy are shown in Summer clothes, picking fruit from a tree while another girl, also in Summer clothes, plays with a skipping rope. The fan is professionally made, but the scenes are hand painted by an amateur. |
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| Object history | The fan probably came from Princess Louisa of Prussia, Duchess of Connaught. This is believed as the donor's aunt was her personal made. |
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| Accession number | MISC.245-1982 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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