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Fan, United Kingdom, 1870s

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1870s

Fan, United Kingdom, 1870s is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1870s. The museum's brief description reads: Lace fan with mother of pearl mounts.

Museum description: Mother of pearl fan with lace leaf and silk tassel The museum record gives material recorded as lace, mother of pearl, silk (fiber); measurements Width 52.1 cm; place associated: United Kingdom. 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
lace, mother of pearl, silk (fiber)
Dimensions
Width 52.1 cm

Technical characteristics

Technique
mother of pearl and lace
Place recorded
United Kingdom

Identification

Museum object name
Fan
Museum object number
CIRC.1174-1926
Museum system number
O224861

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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