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Fan

c. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Fan of silk bobbin lace with turtleshell sticks, probably France, about 1860, retailed by Duvelleroy, London, England

Object details

Categories
Fans
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Fan
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Fan
  • Fan Box
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace worked in silk thread, Chantilly, France
Brief description
Fan of silk bobbin lace with turtleshell sticks, probably France, about 1860, retailed by Duvelleroy, London, England
Dimensions
  • Width across widest part of fan, when fully open width: 53cm
  • Height from top of lace to bottom of metal ring when fully extended height: 31cm
  • Depth of fan when closed (unrestricted) depth: 4cm
Bibliographic references
  • Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion, edited by Lesley Ellis Miller and Ana Cabrera Lafuente with Claire Allen-Johnstone, Thames and Hudson Ltd. in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2021, p. 255
  • Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.5-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O320169/fan-unknown/
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