Fan — Fan belonging to actress Ethel Griffies, Great Britain, 1920s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1920s
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.1280-1984), made in Great Britain, dated 1920s. The museum's brief description reads: Black gauze fan, owned by the actress Ethel Griffies (1878-1975), probably 1920s. Museum description: Fan of black gauze with plain black wooden guards, the sticks of black wood with cut decoration. The museum records it as Gauze, metal and wood, measuring Height 18 cm; Width 2.2 cm; Width 30 cm; Depth 1 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
Black gauze fan, owned by the actress Ethel Griffies (1878-1975), probably 1920s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gauze, metal, wood
- Dimensions
- Height 18 cm; Width 2.2 cm; Width 30 cm; Depth 1 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Gauze, metal and wood
- Place recorded
- Great Britain
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- S.1280-1984
- Museum system number
- O1114036
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 the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.