Fan

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Description

Ostrich feather fan with 16 mother of pearl supports. A taxidermied hummingbird is attached to the fan. A cream coloured tassel attached to the handle. This fan belonged to Agnes Reid of Elderslie Estate.

Production date

1890s

Production period

Victorian

Collection type

Museum

Collection

Pioneer Gallery Collection

Media/materials

Feather and Mother of Pearl

Measurements

W 670mm x H 450mm

Subject person

Reid, Agnes (b.Circa 1838, d.1924)

Related information

Behind the scenes at North Otago Museum – Agnes Reid

Accession number

79/0924

System ID

5626

Current Rights

Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence
Culture Waitaki Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence

Organisation Credit Line

Collection of the Waitaki Museum. Id 5626

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