Social History

Feather fan (1)

Period:

19th Century

Description:

Screen-type of fan made of white feathers and down, with coloured feathers of orange fashioned into a floral decoration.  The fan is held on a central carved bone stick.

Materials/Media:

feathers, bone

Dimensions:

L:340mm; W:240mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1988.582/1964.94a

Digital Number:

SRAC053n

Creation Date:

1870s

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council