Fan, Hand
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| Nom de l'objet : | Fan, Hand |
| Matériaux : | sandalwood, paper |
| Numéro d'accession : | BE2005.4.117 |
| Date de début de production : | 1940 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1950 |
| Description : | A light brown paper fan with a hand painted drawing of water, three cottages, trees, and a person in a boat. The drawing suggests a Japanese scene. There are black and red characters on the right side of the drawing. The red characters appear to be a drawing of a church roof and steeple. The black characters appear to be oriental writing. |
| Fonctions : | There is a second fan, identical to this one, accessioned as 2005.4.118.Fans were an essential accessory for women of fashion in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as part of their ensemble as well as for sending romantic messages to potential suitors. Devised in England during the eighteenth century, women could spell out messages letter by letter. By the nineteenth century, a simpler scheme was devised that communicated whole phrases with a single gesture. Examples included: "Do not be prudent", "I love you", or "Follow me". See: Reader's Digest _How Was it Done? The Story of Human Ingenuity through the Ages" (London: Reader's Digest Association, 2001), 80-81. Items donated by Barbara Sayers Larson. Barbara Larson is the daughter of Annie Harris (1882-1986) and Beverly Sayers (1882-1976) and granddaughter of Arthur (1843-1932) and Mary (1859-1954) Harris. Barbara was born January 27, 1920 and was the youngest of three children. Barbara and her siblings, Geoffrey Sayers (1907-1997) and Dora Sayers Caro (1915-2004) donated Benares to the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1969 after inheriting it from their aunt, Naomi Harris (1883-1968). Many of the items donated by Barbara originally belonged to her mother or Aunt Naomi and came from Benares. Barbara lived in a log cabin originally given to her mother by her grandparents at 1723 Birchwood Drive. She still maintains a close tie with Benares and is now living in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her daughter. |
| Hauteur : | 1.0000000000 |
| Longueur : | 22.5000000000 |
| Largeur : | 1.5000000000 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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