Fan
ca. 1935 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This fan made of swansdown was held by a bridesmaid at a wedding, instead of flowers. Both the bride and the groom were Scots living in China and the wedding took place in Chongqing, western China, in 1935. The swansdown still shows a faint tinge of pale green, the colour with which the swansdown was originally tinted, to match the dress and lace hat worn by the bridesmaid.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Feather, with bone sticks |
| Brief description | Folding fan, white swansdown with green tassels and bone sticks, China, ca. 1935 |
| Physical description | Folding fan, plain white swansdown with green tassels |
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| Credit line | Given by Pamela Marchant |
| Object history | Wedding present given to two Scots, Lieut Tom Marchant and Robina Bookless, who got married in Chongqing, west China, in 1935. |
| Summary | This fan made of swansdown was held by a bridesmaid at a wedding, instead of flowers. Both the bride and the groom were Scots living in China and the wedding took place in Chongqing, western China, in 1935. The swansdown still shows a faint tinge of pale green, the colour with which the swansdown was originally tinted, to match the dress and lace hat worn by the bridesmaid. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.590-2007 |
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| Record created | April 9, 2008 |
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