Fan
1900-1919 (made)
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Lace-bark fan decorated with preserved ferns and plants and edged with the seed hairs of French cotton (Calotropis procera). The fan is likely to have been imported from Jamaica where lace-bark souvenirs became particularly popular in the 1880s.
Lace-bark is a form of bark cloth obtained from lace-bark tree (Lagette Lagetto Sw. Nash), which grows in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispanola. The inner bark is fairly robust, but can be teased out to create a natural lace suitable for use in clothing and accessories, such as this fan.
Lace-bark is a form of bark cloth obtained from lace-bark tree (Lagette Lagetto Sw. Nash), which grows in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispanola. The inner bark is fairly robust, but can be teased out to create a natural lace suitable for use in clothing and accessories, such as this fan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | lace-bark, wood, seed hairs of French cotton and bamboo |
| Brief description | Rigid fan formed from lace-bark with a bamboo handle and decorated with preserved plants within a wooden frame, Jamaica, 1900-1919 |
| Physical description | Rigid fan formed from lace-bark contained within a wooden frame and decorated with preserved ferns and plants. The edge of the fan has been trimmed with the seed hairs of French cotton (Calotropis procera) and the handle is formed from bamboo. The back specifies that the fan was originally "sold for the benefit of the Orphanage for Girls, in Kingston, Jamaica." |
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| Credit line | Given by Joanna Wellington, in memory of Ella Annesley Voysey |
| Object history | RF number is 1994/1646. |
| Summary | Lace-bark fan decorated with preserved ferns and plants and edged with the seed hairs of French cotton (Calotropis procera). The fan is likely to have been imported from Jamaica where lace-bark souvenirs became particularly popular in the 1880s. Lace-bark is a form of bark cloth obtained from lace-bark tree (Lagette Lagetto Sw. Nash), which grows in Jamaica, Cuba and Hispanola. The inner bark is fairly robust, but can be teased out to create a natural lace suitable for use in clothing and accessories, such as this fan. |
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| Accession number | T.661-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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