Fan of black ostrich feathers on a closed tortoiseshell mount with a black satin bow
Also known as: Waaier van zwarte struisveren op een gesloten, schildpad montuur waaraan een zwarte satijnen strik
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1890 - c. 1910
Fan of black ostrich feathers on a closed, tortoiseshell mount (17 sticks) with—threaded through the fan loop—a black satin bow. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1973-220; its record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, satin; technique cutting, weaving.
Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, satin
- Technique
- cutting, weaving
- Dimensions museum
- span 58 cm x length 37 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Waaier van zwarte struisveren op een gesloten, schildpad montuur waaraan een zwarte satijnen strik
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1973-220
- Museum classification
- brisé fan
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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