Fan, China, ca. 1864
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1864
Fan, China, ca. 1864 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1864. The museum's brief description reads: Fan, carved tortoise shell sticks and pheasant feather with silk tassel, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ca.1864.
Museum description: Fan with sticks of carved tortoise shell, the body of feathers of the Argus pheasant, with silk tassel. The museum record gives material recorded as tortoise shell, feather, silk thread; place associated: China. 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tortoise shell, feather, silk thread
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Carved tortoise shell, pheasant feathers with silk tassel
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- 63-1864
- Museum system number
- O486542
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.