Fan, France, ca. 1880
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1880
Fan in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number T.88-1965), made in France, dated ca. 1880. The museum's brief description reads: Fan of needle lace with carved ivory sticks, France, ca.
1880. Museum description: Fan of needle lace with ivory sticks decorated with a carved design of chrysanthemums and leaves. Plain ivory guards and brass loops for suspension. Mount of white needlepoint lace of Brussels point de gaze and with a needle-made mesh ground. In the centre a peacock is surrounded by flowers, leaves and rococo scrolls with roses and other leaves and flowers on either side. Border all round of roses and lilac.
The museum records it as Needle lace, carved ivory and brass, measuring Length 11 in. 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Needle lace, carved ivory and brass
- Dimensions
- Length 11 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Needle lace, carved ivory and brass
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Museum object number
- T.88-1965
- Museum system number
- O366409
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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