Three Fans
Maker: Unknown
Folding fans. A fan from the Olympic Games at Atlanta in 1996. A fan to advertise Eventails Europeens at Geneva in 1994, and a fan by Aafke Brouer for the FCI conference at Bath in 1990.
Undyed wooden sticks, and one with black plastic sticks.
Each fan with a box.
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 2095
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
20th Century
Circa
1989
CE
-
Circa
1995
CE
The fan connected to the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games is the most recently-made fan in the Lennox-Boyd collection. It was made as an inexpensive tourist souvenir to commemorate the Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (19 July – 4 August 1996). Brightly coloured, it shows a variety of modern and Ancient Greek athletes in action. It is a mass-produced marketing product, made from cheap, disposable materials, and not designed for intensive use or longevity.
These fans form part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 objects ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Sticks composed of plastic ( black) wood ( undyed)
Accession number: M.317.1-6-2015
Primary reference Number: 204887
Sale number: 2095
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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