Queen Elisabeth's fan
Also known as: evantaiul reginei Elisabeta
Record status
Individual type · partial
Queen Elisabeth's fan is held by National Museum of Romanian History. Museum description: Folding fan opening into a semicircle composed of 18 gilt painted wooden blades, joined at the bottom by a yellow metal ring from which hangs a white silk cord and a tassel.
The first and last blades widen progressively toward the top while the others taper. Stretched over the blades is white silk painted in polychrome with flowers and a bird. At blades 13 and 14, the royal crown of Romania is painted, and beneath it the initials “C” and “E”. Along the upper edge of the fan is a strip of white ostrich feathers. It belonged to . One blade is detached from the silk. The museum record gives measurements H=350.
These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silk; wood; feather; metal
- Dimensions
- Î=350
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_1fd6ad7ff580486c9831a3b1c476c8d3
- Museum object name
- evantaiul reginei Elisabeta
- Holding institution
- National Museum of Romanian History
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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