Fan, hand-painted paper, France, 1950-1955
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1950-1955
The personal use of fans declined dramatically after the First World War (1914-18). However, in the early 20th century fans became an advertising medium for fashion designers. This fan was produced for Christian Dior in the early 1950s. The materials and the design on the leaf – a reproduction of Dior’s signature - could not be more simple. The asymmetrical shape of the leaf provides the contemporary touch.
Asymmetrical fan of white paper with 'Christian Dior' hand-painted across the surface. Plain light wooden sticks.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Hand-painted paper and with wooden sticks
- Dimensions
- Height: 12.5 cm; Diameter: 25 cm; Weight: 0.1 kg (Measured for the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Dior, Christian; Eventails Gane
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'Christian Dior'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O87273
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- T.31-1983
- Museum system number
- O87273
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.