Current Location: In storage
Titles
Feather Fan
Maker(s)
Maker:
Duvelleroy, J.
Retailer:
Duvelleroy, J.
Entities
Categories
Description
Dyed pink ostrich feathers on tortoise shell sticks.
In original box by J. Duvelleroy, 121 New Bond Street, London W1
Notes
History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 1095
Legal notes
Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate
Place(s) associated
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Paris
⪼ France
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London
⪼ England
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2015-04-27)
by
H.M. Government
Dating
Production date:
circa
AD 1930
Note
This fan forms 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 fans 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.
This fan still has its original box with the manufacturer’s label: ‘J. Duvelleroy, 121 New Bond Street, London W1.’ Duvelleroy was a Paris-based fan manufactory, who owned a London shop at this address from 1924 to 1956, so this fan must have been made after 1924. Between the wars, Duvelleroy specialised in couture feather fans. This is unusual for its shocking pink colour and was clearly intended to make a statement.
Components of the work
Fan
composed of
feathers
Sticks
composed of
tortoise shell
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.473 & A-2015
Primary reference Number: 205052
Sale number: 1095
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Wednesday 5 August 2015
Updated: Tuesday 17 May 2022
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
