Fan — Wooden fan, belonging to actress Fanny Ward, Great Britain, pre 1929
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
pre 1929
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.1222-1984), made in Great Britain, dated pre 1929. The museum's brief description reads: Wooden fan with painted floral decoration, owned by the actress Fanny Ward (1872-1952), inscribed 'Little Theatre. Fanny Ward July 28th 1929'. Museum description: Wooden fan of overlapping sticks held together by tape, with painted floral decoration on one side. At left, the first stick is inscribed in ink 'Little Theatre', and the second 'Fanny Ward / July 28th 1929'. The museum records it as Painted wood, metal and tape, autographed in ink, measuring Height 17.7 cm; Width 3 cm; Width 24 cm; Depth 2.2 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Historical context
Wooden fan with painted floral decoration, owned by the actress Fanny Ward (1872-1952), inscribed 'Little Theatre. Fanny Ward July 28th 1929'.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- wood, paint, metal, tape, ink
- Dimensions
- Height 17.7 cm; Width 3 cm; Width 24 cm; Depth 2.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Painted wood, metal and tape, autographed in ink
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- S.1222-1984
- Museum system number
- O1114034
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
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