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Object Timeline

1916

  • We acquired this object.

1925

  • Work on this object ended.

2013

2025

  • You found it!

Pleated Fan (England)

This is a Pleated fan. It is dated late 19th–early 20th century and we acquired it in 1916. Its medium is silk gauze leaf embroidered in satin stitch and applied silk, silk net, spangles, and a painted medallion; ivory sticks piquéd with steel, pierced steel guards. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Clementina Furniss.

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 24.1 x 43.2 cm (9 1/2 x 17 in.)

Cite this object as

Pleated Fan (England); silk gauze leaf embroidered in satin stitch and applied silk, silk net, spangles, and a painted medallion; ivory sticks piquéd with steel, pierced steel guards; H x W (open): 24.1 x 43.2 cm (9 1/2 x 17 in.); 1916-14-4

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