Chapel fan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1796
This object is a paper fan mount titled "Chapel fan," created in the United Kingdom in 1796 by an unknown maker. Produced using the engraving printing technique on paper, the mount displays a curved fan-leaf shape featuring printed religious imagery and extensive accompanying text.
The composition is anchored by a central oval medallion enclosing a figural group, surrounded by decorative borders. Smaller lunette or circular vignettes flank the upper edges, portraying kneeling figures, while winged cherub heads and link-like festoons frame the various sections. Printed verses and hymns are integrated into the design on either side of the central scene, complemented by decorative architectural-style borders along the lower curve.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Engraving on paper
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Chapel fan
- Museum object number
- E.3190-1938
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.