Lady's Fan

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Lady's Fan

Entry/Object ID

1985.037.002

Description

Fan of black feather (unknown. Ostrich?) with plastic strips and wood (painted black and embossed with silver leaf decoration on front) gold coloured metal ring at base. In excellent condition. Lace mounted on cloth covered cardboard . Belonged to donor's (born 1900) mother or grandmother so at least 100 years old.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Brown, Isabelle

Notes

Accession Date: 09-Sep-85 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fan, Hand

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

fan, lady's fan

Class

Personal Objects - Personal Gear - Personal Assistive Objects

Created By

Fischer, Lori

Create Date

August 29, 1995

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

April 14, 2026