As we've been hit by quite a heatwave, what's a girl to do but to break out her secret stash of fans. The advantages of fans are numerous: you can keep yourself cool, add another accessory to your outfit, or let someone special know what you think about them.
Take this Horrible Histories' lady for instance. She knows how useful a fan could be:
Take this Horrible Histories' lady for instance. She knows how useful a fan could be:
The wonderful thing about fans is that they come in all shapes, sizes and color schemes. You can always find the perfect one to compliment your outfit.
So I leave you today with a collection of my favorite fans. I defer a post about the language of the fan to a later date.
Calendar fan, silk leaf printed and painted, wood and ivory handle, 1774, France via Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Brisé fan, ivory, paper and tortoiseshell, 1790–1820, France via the Met Museum
Folding fan, pierced and painted ivory, 1710-20, China for Dutch market via Cooper-Hewitt
Brisé fan, ivory, 1800s, China via the Kyoto Costume Institute
Folding pleated fan, only 17.8 cm tall and 33.6 cm wide, 1805-1810, France via Cooper-Hewitt
Brisé fan, ivory, metal and oil paint, 1800-1810, France via the Met Museum
Edouard Moreau fan, paper, parchment, paint, mother-of-pearl, metal, 1860–75, France via the Met Museum
Fan, 1830-60, silk and tortoiseshell, France via the Met Museum
Fan, graving colored with gouache on paper, with painted wooden sticks, 1830-1840, France via Victoria and Albert Museum
Fan, silk and ivory fan painted with roses, 1845 via Museum of the City of New York
Fan, paper, ivory, metal and glass, 1860s, America or Europe via the Met Museum
Folding cockade (circular) fan, vulcanized rubber and silk ribbon. 1860s, United States via Cooper-Hewitt
Fan, mother-of-pearl, silk, gouache and metal, 1880-1900, America or Europe via the Met Museum
Fan, wood, paper, wool and silk, late 19th century, French via the Met Museum
Fan, painted silk gauze and bobbin lace leaf, with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards, 1890-1900, France via Victoria and Albert Museum
L.(?) Boillaty fan, paper, silk, lace, mother-of-pearl and gilt, late 19th century France via the Met Museum
Fan, paper and wood, 1903, France via the Met Museum
Fan, 'L'OCCIDENTALE', vellum; pochoir of woman holding flower in scene with ocean and mountain; illustrated by Paul Iribe, 1911 via the Kyoto Costume Institute
Fan, 1910-1920, France via the Met Museum
Fan, mother+of-pearl and silk, 1920, France via the Met Museum
Fan, silk and celluloid, 1925, France via the Met Museum
Fan, paper, wood and metal, 1925, France via the Met Museum
Fan, synthetic, feather and metal, 1925-1935, European or American via the Met Museum
Shulton, Inc. fan, paper, 1939 American via the Met Museum
Which of these do you like best? Or do you have your very own favorite fan? Let me know!
fascinating information...I really like fans and it is fun to see them in so many shapes and sizes.
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