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Fan, Great Britain, 1880s

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1880s

Fan, Great Britain, 1880s is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1880s. The museum's brief description reads: Fan, embroidered silk, bone sticks, Great Britain, 1880s..

Museum description: Fan of embroidered silk with bone sticks. The museum record gives material recorded as silk (textile), bone; place associated: Great Britain. 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.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
silk (textile), bone

Technical characteristics

Technique
Embroidered silk and bone
Place recorded
Great Britain

Identification

Museum object name
Fan
Museum object number
T.214-1995
Museum system number
O351270

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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