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Description: | Souvenir fan, silk gauze embroidered with silk thread on pierced wood with mother of pearl studs, 1880-1920 This fan was made for the export market as the five claw dragon in pastel colours would not have been appropriate in China.
Aspect: sex, Description: f
Aspect: age, Description: adult
Part: surface treatment (sticks), Aspect: type, Description: carved & pierced
Part: surface treatment (guardsticks), Aspect: type, Description: carved
Part: surface treatment (mount), Aspect: type, Description: embroidered
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: animal & dragon
Part: surface treatment, Aspect: subject, Description: seascape & wave
Part: trimming, Aspect: type, Description: stud(s)
Part: trimming, Aspect: type, Description: tassel
Aspect: function, Description: souvenir
Material: textile, silk, gauze
Part: mount, Material: textile, silk, gauze
Part: sticks, Material: wood
Part: guardsticks, Material: wood
Part: trimming (stud), Material: organic, mother of pearl
Part: trimming (tassel), Material: textile, silk
Colour: multi-coloured | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.267363 | Go to resource |
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