Evening star., 1914-12-27
~ Fan Collection in the National Museum


leaf is of rose point. with the Roose-
welt arms and Mrs. Longworths mono
gram deftly interviewer in the design.
The sticks are of selected mother OF
pearl
Another chef-d'oeuvre in this loan
which especially appeals to the eve
for color has an interior scene with
Cardinal Wolsey seated at one side.
under a canopy. expectantly awaiting
the approach of Henry VIII an Anne
Boieyn. While there is no assumption
that this fan is of the reign of Henry
VIII, there is every indication that
only time could give the richness and
mellowness visible in the painting. The
aggressive figure of the much hmarried
king is almost portrait likeness, and
the assurance which was character
istic of his second consort is plainly
to be seen.
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In the time of this jolly king, two
styles of farS were In use-one for full
dress and the other for walking. The
latter was very large. with handle
4 half yard long, and 1t served also
as a sunshade. These are said to have
been carried by both men and women,
and late as 1866 bcaux and
macaronies used fans.
The Earl of March, "Old O." called
whom the sporting world is indebted
for the Marquis of Queensberry box
ing rules. wrote: Lady Townsend sent
me two fans when she thought ] was
going to l'9 -lH T. NJ /, l.
wyn. the wit, and Beau Brummel had
n number of them and set the fashion
in size and pattern.
Among the fans in this particular
room Is fine example of the early
Spanish type. with a most romantic
history, bought in Mexico some years
ago by the late Mrs. James W. Pin
chot 1t was owned by an old col
lector to whom it had been an ever
present JOY. He had been offered large
sums of money for IL, but not even
rlnchin~ pove ~ coEid 'rr3ucc mir, to
part with it. Mrs. Pinchot also made
him generous offer, which was
promptly refused. She frequently went
TO his shop while in Mexico City, al
ways finding him interesting and in
terested In art OF all sorts. and an
encyclopaedia of information.
Finally. just before leaving the cxtv.
she went to tell him good bye. and was
astonished to have him put the coveted
ran into her hand. and to be told that
IL was hers. On expressing the pleas
ure she felt in possessing il and deli
cately asking what the price would be
ne SAID simply and with all the air Of
Il grand S"nOr: ''T'Venfv-i.- ID SOS
sonora. IS all want ~ =, - .,at
being aware that his DAYS were num.
bered and that there was no loved nm.
to whom he could leave IL he vishaJ
the object to he in the possession Of
one VINO could appreciate 1t as he did.
Among the ana IN T. mus m, q
"amework % t7n wedding fan o. Miss
elizabeth Catcsoy. who married pr
William Cooke. sent by orAeu A~nn as
secretary to her colo V of Ni-eiria in
11I2. The commission was ronownd nv
Ieorge l, after Queen Anne's death.
This fan was originally covered with
paper decorated with a dancing scene
on one side and a musical scene" on
the other. with musical Instruments
and costumes of the period. This fan
has been recovered.
Collectors say there is fascination
about the collecting Of fans that is NOT
felt in any other branch of art. This is
owing to the very personal connection
they have with those who use them.
while they have also played a large
part in the worlds history of war and
romance.
In her memorable journey I'D the
Cydnus to visit Antony in Cilicia.
Cleopatra. in her gorgeously decked
galley, was surrounded by standards
of ostrich feathers, which. mingling
with the Tyrian purple of the sails
and the eastern splendor of her en-
tourage. made n scene of unrivaled
magnificence. And the historic fan OF
Theodelinda. queen OF the Lomba
IN the seventh century. is preserved in
the Cathedral of Monza, Italy. What
became of the fan which Cha rlotte Cor
day did not relinquish when she stab
bed Marat is unknown.
Folding fans such AS are in use to-
day had their origin in Japan. and it is
also the only nation possessing a fan
en- there and in China. in every walk
even among the artisans they are used
the other. The japanese have a special
fan for every usage, as the court fan,
the kitchen fan. the tea fan, etc.
Nine. de Stael says OF fans: "I will
wager that in all the paraphernalia of
in the world. there is no ornament
an effect" Queen Elizabeth must have
ventroy of hers twenty-sevcn fans are
fan is shown in her portrait at Cor
hamburg. Her successor. Queen Anne,
must have come into possession of
some of these with her wardrobe of
5000 dresses, out of which she is said
. to have clothed herself on her arrival
in London from Scotland, and until
she could have suitable garments mace
for herself. Eliza beth's beautiful half
sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, received
forty fans as wedding presents.