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Fan

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fans were necessary accessories in western China in the 1930s, where the summer climate was hot and humid. During a wedding in Chongqing in August 1935 the chapel was filled with the humming of the fans as 200 guests tried hard to keep the heat at bay.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Paper, with bamboo sticks
Brief description
Folding fan, plain black paper with bamboo sticks, Hangzhou, ca. 1935
Physical description
Folding fan, plain black paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 23cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Hangzhou Jin Yi' (On sticky label.)
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
Fans were necessary accessories in western China in the 1930s, where the summer climate was hot and humid. During a wedding in Chongqing in August 1935 the chapel was filled with the humming of the fans as 200 guests tried hard to keep the heat at bay.
Collection
Accession number
FE.593-2007

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Record createdApril 9, 2008
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