Fan leaf
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1899
This fan leaf is made of black Chantilly-style silk bobbin lace, worked with an intricate pattern featuring motifs of irises along with scrolls and small floral clusters on a fine mesh ground. Designed as a fan mount, it measures 66 cm in maximum width and 20 cm in depth at the centre.
The piece was made in 1899 in Normandy, France, manufactured by Georges Robert in Courseulles-sur-Mer. It was retailed by the Paris fashion house of Charles Frederick Worth.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This fan leaf formed part of Lady Harcourt's trousseau ordered from Worth of Paris for her wedding on 1 July 1899, which also included a handkerchief and a pair of matching flounces. The late 1890s and early 1900s experienced a revival in demand for high-quality hand-made black Chantilly-style lace, following its peak popularity in the 1850s and 1860s. The fan leaf was displayed in the 1979 exhibition "Textile Art of France".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silk bobbin lace
- Dimensions
- Width (maximum): 66 cm; Depth (at centre): 20 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Robert, Georges; Worth, Charles Frederick
- Place recorded
- Normandy
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 leaf
- Museum object number
- T.30-1965
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.