Hi Deredere,
Oh congratulations with your find. It is very very nice. I think the fabric
as you call it, actually is an old either Blonde lace or Chantilly. The
thick silk gimp thread wich makes the pattern, and also the picots in the
edges.
The painted flower suggests me to think that it could be a Victoraian fan.
Bjarne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deredere Galbraith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:07 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Hand fan silk handpainted
Hi,
Today I've bought a nice folding fan on an antiek market.
I just fell in love with it and had to buy it.
But the silk is damaged.
Is this reperable?
I am thinking of taking the fabric of and put new silk on it.
I have just the right silk for it.
I am a very practical person and I like to use things instead of letting
them gather dust.
But in this state it is not usable.
I am wondering how others think of what I schould do.
And does anyone knows from which period this fan is?
Pictures from the fan are on the bottom of the page.
http://mystictimes.nl/Gallery/Gallery.html
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