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Shire of Toodyay > Records

FOLDING FAN, BLACK

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1850

Subcollections

Costume accessories

Overview

Fourteen spoke, black bamboo & fabric fan.
Made of slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed for packing away, and expanded into a shape like the segment of a circle when in use.
Painted flowers in the centre of opened fan.
Struts held together by thin metal holder.

Historical information

Associated with Mary Ann McCluney (nee Syred) and used mainly during church services at St Philips Anglican Church, Culham on a Sunday.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.551

Item type

Themes

Material

Bamboo (Material)

Width

30 mm

Height or length

290 mm

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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