Not currently on display at the V&A

Fan

1800-1900 (made)

Fan, the guards and sticks are made from perforated ivory, the mount of fine cambric, embroidered with festoons of flowers and an openwork border of silver hooks and silver tassels. The embroidery executed at Nancy, French, 19th century.


Object details

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Object type
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Brief description
1800-1900, French; Cambric embroidered with festoons of flowers
Physical description
Fan, the guards and sticks are made from perforated ivory, the mount of fine cambric, embroidered with festoons of flowers and an openwork border of silver hooks and silver tassels. The embroidery executed at Nancy, French, 19th century.
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5/8in
  • Width: 18.1/4in (When open )
Object history
Purchased by Duvelleroy, 231 Rue St Honore, for £1 in 1872.
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
658-1872

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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