Fan
Date: 1890-1890
Medium: Fibre: silk (gauze); celluloid: plastic(?)
Dimensions:
67 x 35 cm (26 3/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1979x.26
Label text:Brussels lace is bobbin lace in which the pattern is made first then the background or reseau is added. Brussels lace was first produced in the 15th century.
DescriptionFan with plain ivory-like sticks and guards; handmade Brussels lace (Point Duchesse) sewn onto very fine gauze; hand painted centre scene of a girl holding a dove with a dove at her feet, sitting in a grove.
Not on display
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