Fan, 19th century

Fan, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Fan and box, lace and painted gauze, mother of pearl, fan signed M. Dany, box marked J. Duvelleroy, London (lid also stamped R. Phillips, London), probably 19th century. Museum description: Folding fan with a floral bobbin lace mount with a central gauze panel painted with four cupids holding festoons of flowers. The guards and sticks are pierced mother of pearl inlaid with gold and silver leafy stems. With fan box with hinged lid of white cardboard covered in cream silk with gold trim. The museum record gives material recorded as lace, gauze, mother of pearl, cardboard, silk (textile); measurements Length 33 cm; Width 62.9 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.