Fan — Fan used by Marie Taglioni, Russia, 1840s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840s
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.285-1978), made in Russia, dated 1840s, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Fan used by Marie Taglioni on tour in the Imperial Russian Theatres, 1840s.
Museum description: Fan, lace decorated with sequins in the form of stars, trefoils, ellipses and, along the upper edge, flowers, and with gold fabric cut in the shape of lyres, the sticks and guards of carved blonde tortoise shell set with white metal dots and stars. Mounted on a wooden board covered with ribbed fabric in old gold. The museum records it as Lace, sequins, metal, tortoise shell, wood, ribbed fabric, measuring Height 16.5 cm; Width 32 cm; Depth 3.5 cm; Height 32 cm; Width 35.2 cm; Depth 4.2 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Fan used by the dancer Marie Taglioni (1804-1884) on tour in the Imperial Russian Theatres, 1840s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- lace, sequins, metal, tortoise shell, wood, cloth
- Dimensions
- Height 16.5 cm; Width 32 cm; Depth 3.5 cm; Height 32 cm; Width 35.2 cm; Depth 4.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Lace, sequins, metal, tortoise shell, wood, ribbed fabric
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- Russia
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- S.285-1978
- Museum system number
- O1465386
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 catalogue references against a specialist reference.