Fan belonging to actress Ethel Griffies
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1920s
This object is a folding fan featuring a leaf made of black gauze attached to black carved wooden sticks. The front of the gauze leaf is decorated with vertical lines of sewn sequins, while the wooden sticks and guards are pierced, carved, and inset with small metal circles.
The fan was produced using techniques that include carving, cutting, folding, and hand sewing. When opened, it measures approximately 34 cm in width. In its closed state, it measures 20.2 cm in height, approximately 6 cm in width at the top, and approximately 3 cm in depth. It was likely made in Great Britain during the 1920s by an unknown maker.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
The fan was owned by the actress Ethel Griffies (1878–1975). It was later presented to the British Theatre Museum Association by Ethel Griffies and Marguerite Steen via Caroline Ramsden.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gauze, sequins, metal and wood
- Dimensions
- Height: 20.2 cm; Width: 6 cm; Width: 34 cm; Depth: 3 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
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
- Fan belonging to actress Ethel Griffies
- Museum object number
- S.1279-1984
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.