Fan of printed and painted paper, with ivory sticks, made in France or Spain, ca. 1820

Fan with leaf made of paper. The leaf is a print engraved and painted with a central figure design. It depicts ladies seated beneath a tree on an island. There is a formal freehand gilt and rose border.

In the centre of the reverse there is a printed and painted vignette of a winged figure, possibly Faith, seated on an anchor with a yellow robed attendant and Cupid with a garland. The border is similar to that on the face.

The sticks are of ivory rather poorly pierced with a formal gilt pattern.

The guard is of ivory, pierced and carved and inlaid with mother of pearl.

The gilt or brass pin has a mother of pearl washer.

Given by Major and Mrs Broughton

This fan was owned by Cara Broughton, née Cara Leland Huttleston Rogers (1867-1939), who married Urban Hanlon Broughton (1857-1929) in 1895. As Urban H. Broughton died before he could be elevated to a peerage, their eldest son Urban H.R. Broughton (1896-1966) became 1st Baron Fairhaven of Lode on 20 March 1929, while Cara became 1st Lady Fairhaven. This barony became extinct on Urban H.R.Broughton's death, but a later barony, Baron Fairhaven of Anglesey Abbey, co. Cambridge, was granted to him in 1961, with a remainder to his brother, Henry (1900-1973), to enable this title to continue after his death without male heirs.

This forms part of a large donation of late 19th and early 20th century garments and accessories (with a few historical textiles) donated to the Museum in 1972 by Cara's grandson and Henry's son, Major Ailwyn Broughton and his wife, a year before Ailwyn became Lord Fairhaven following his father's death.

T.254-1972