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fan
Object Type
fan
Museum number
As1960,10.91
Description
Palmleaf (Borassus flabellifer) fan with long plain handle. Pleated and kidney-shaped fan, painted green on one side and red on the other; both sides decorated with small painted flowers, and two lines painted in between the sewn borders.
Production date
19thC
Production place
Made in:
India (pre-1947)
(South)
Made in:
Chennai
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
India
(South)
Found/Acquired:
Chennai
Materials
palm leaf
(Borassus flabellifer)
Technique
painted
pleated
sewn
carved
Dimensions
Height:
86 centimetres
Weight:
300 grammes
Depth:
60 centimetres
Curator's comments
Label: 'Broad fan painted made of Borassus flabelliformis. Madras. Dr. Bidie.' Reverse of label: 'No. 8 1881'. Register comment: 'Made from the leaf of Palmyra palm - Borassus flabellifer. Madras. India.'
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Acquisition date
1960
Department
Asia
Registration number
As1960,10.91