E.1974.28.76_01
Type
fan
Date
circa 1870-1880
Materials
celluloid, feather
Description
Fan with sixteen synthetic tortoiseshell sticks and two guards and leaf of feathers from a male Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). Obverse leaf with outer half with square-tipped red-brown with brown bars breast plumage feathers and the inner circle with almond-shaped brown and cream back plumage feathers, backed on plain dark brown feathers. Synthetic tortoiseshell D loop with dark brown silk tassel and loop attached.
Category
DRESS
Measurements
overall (open): 280 mm x 390 mm; length of guards 210 mm