Chapter XI: Modern and Present-Day Fans 272

INDEX 301

(From a Japanese Painting. British Museum.)]

ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR

1. RINALDO IN THE GARDEN OF ARMIDA. LOUIS XV. H.R.H.
THE PRINCESS OF WALES _Frontispiece_

TO FACE PAGE
2. A CONCERT. DUTCH. H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE, DUCHESS
OF ARGYLL 1

3. LA DANSE, AFTER LANCRET. DR. LAW ADAM 8

4. SEA NYMPHS. ITALIAN. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS, M.P. 27

5. THE RAPE OF HELEN. ‘VERNIS MARTIN.’ LADY LINDSAY 30

6. CHINESE FAN. FILIGREE AND ENAMEL. MR. M. TOMKINSON 46

7. CHINESE FAN. RED LACQUER. MISS MOSS 53

8. HOTEI AND THE CHILDREN. By KANŌ-SHŌ-YEI, 1591. MR. WILSON
CREWDSON. 67

9. THE TAMAGAWA RIVER. By KANŌ SAN RAKU. MR. WILSON CREWDSON 68

10. CUT VELLUM FAN. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 107

11. FAN MOUNT. BACCHUS AND ARIADNE.
MRS. BRUCE-JOHNSTON Between pages 122 and 123

12. PIAZZA OF ST. MARK. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS, M.P. 125

13. SPANISH FAN PAINTED IN THE CHINESE TASTE. LADY LINDSAY 127

14. PASTORELLE. SPANISH. H.S.H. PRINCESS VICTOR
OF HOHENLOHE-LANGENBURG 132

15. BULL FIGHTS. SPANISH. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 134

16. PASTORELLE. LOUIS XV. WYATT COLLECTION, VICTORIA
AND ALBERT MUSEUM 138

17. MOMENS MUSICALS. ‘VERNIS MARTIN.’ MR. LEOPOLD
DE ROTHSCHILD, C.V.O. 142

18. THE RAPE OF HELEN. ‘VERNIS MARTIN.’ LADY NORTHCLIFFE 158

19. DIDO AND ÆNEAS. MRS. BISCHOFFSHEIM. Facing reverse of same Fan
between pages 162 and 163

20. ‘CABRIOLET’ FAN. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 164

21. DIRECTOIRE AND EMPIRE FANS. MISS ETHEL TRAVERS BIRDWOOD, AND
MR. L. C. R. MESSEL, FACING ‘SANS GÊNE’
AND EMPIRE FANS between pages 170 and 171

22. TELEMACHUS AND CALYPSO. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF BRISTOL 176

23. WEDDING FAN. Directoire. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 188

24. WEDDING FAN. H.R.H. PRINCESS HENRY OF BATTENBERG 272

25. LE CERF DE ST. HUBERT. BY ROSA BONHEUR. M. GEORGES CAIN 280

26. THE RED FAN. CONVERSATIONS GALANTES. BY CHARLES CONDER.
MR. JOHN LANE 294

27. THE BLUE FAN. BY FRANK BRANGWYN, A.R.A. 296

ILLUSTRATIONS IN HALF-TONE

28. LE BAL D’AMOURS. H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE, DUCHESS OF ARGYLL 2

29. HOMMAGES OFFERED TO MADAME DE POMPADOUR. MRS. BRUCE-JOHNSTON 6

30. EGYPTIAN FAN HANDLES. BRITISH MUSEUM 14

31. TERRA-COTTA STATUETTES ” 28

32. AN EASTERN POTENTATE TAKING TEA. MRS. HUNGERFORD POLLEN 33

33. INDIAN FLY-WHISKS AND PEACOCK EMBLEM OF ROYALTY. INDIA MUSEUM 38

34. LARGE HAND-FAN OF SANDALWOOD. MRS. HUNGERFORD POLLEN 41

35. FLAG AND PALM-LEAF FANS. INDIA MUSEUM 42

36. CHINESE FAN. FILIGREE AND ENAMEL. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 48

37. HAND-SCREEN, FRONT AND REVERSE. MR. WILSON CREWDSON 50

38. LACQUERED FAN. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 54

CARVED IVORY FAN WITH THE NAME ANGELA. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS,
M.P. 54

39. CHINESE FAN WITH IVORY MINIATURES. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS, M.P. 56

40. CHINESE FEATHER-FAN (ARGUS PHEASANT) WITH CASE. VICTORIA AND
ALBERT MUSEUM 59

41. NETSUKI (DAI TENGU). MR. W. L. BEHRENS 60

CAMP-FAN OF EAGLE FEATHERS. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 60

DAGGER-FAN. MR. W. L. BEHRENS 60

42. SUYE HIRO OGI (Wide End) Open and Closed. MR. W. HARDING SMITH 63

43. AKOMÉ OGI (COURT-FAN). MR. WILSON CREWDSON 64

WAR FAN (GUN SEN). MR. W. HARDING SMITH 64

44. FOUR WAR FANS (GUMBAI UCHIWA). MR. L. C. R. MESSEL,
MR. W. HARDING SMITH, MR. W. L. BEHRENS 69

45. WAR FANS (GUN SEN). MR. L. C. R. MESSEL AND
MR. W. HARDING SMITH 72

46. MODERN JAPANESE FANS. IVORY WITH GILT LACQUER AND PAINTED
FAN SIGNED ‘KUNIHISA.’ MR. M. TOMKINSON 74

47. THREE CHŪKEI. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 76

48. PALM-LEAF AND HIDE FANS. BRITISH MUSEUM 77

49. PALM FANS, COCKADE INSCRIPTION FAN, FLY-WHISKS (TAHITI), AND
NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN FAN. BRITISH MUSEUM 82

50. THE TOURNAMENT. BY A. MOREAU. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 87

51. FLABELLUM OF TOURNUS. MUSEO NAZIONALE, FLORENCE Facing each other

52. ” ” ” DETAILS between pages 90 and 91

53. IVORY FAN AND FLABELLA HANDLES. BRITISH MUSEUM AND VICTORIA AND
ALBERT MUSEUM 92

54. FAN OF QUEEN THEODOLINDA. CATHEDRAL OF MONZA 96

55. COPTIC FLAG-FANS. KÖNIGL. MUSEUM, BERLIN 98

56. QUEEN ANNE FEATHER-SCREEN. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 102

57. DÉCOUPÉ FAN. MUSÉE DE CLUNY 109

58. FAN OF MICA. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 110

59. VENUS AND ADONIS. BY LEONARDO GERMO. WYATT COLLECTION,
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 114

60. AN EMBARCATION. MRS. HAMILTON SMYTHE 116

CUPID’S HIVE. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF BRISTOL 116

61. THE TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 118

BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 118

62. THE MARRIAGE OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. MR. FRANK FALKNER 121

63. A SACRIFICE. MRS. BRUCE-JOHNSTON.
Facing the Colour Plate of Bacchus and Ariadne
Between pages 122 and 123

64. RINALDO IN THE GARDEN OF ARMIDA. MISS MOSS 129

CAPTURE OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 129

65. BETROTHAL OF LOUIS XVI. WITH MARIE-ANTOINETTE. MRS. FRANK W.
GIBSON (EUGÉNIE JOACHIM) 130

66. SPANGLED FAN. Spanish. MR. TALBOT HUGHES 136

FÊTE DE L’AGRICULTURE, 1798. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 136

67. LA DANSE, AND PASTORELLE. DUCHESS OF PORTLAND 141

68. PASTORELLE, AFTER LANCRET. H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE,
DUCHESS OF ARGYLL 144

69. ACTÆON FAN. MUSÉE DE CLUNY 146

70. CEPHALUS AND AURORA. MRS. BISCHOFFSHEIM 148

VERNIS MARTIN. MRS. F. R. PALMER 148

71. A PASTORELLE, WITH TWO PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS. WYATT COLLECTION,
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 150

72. THE PARTING OF HELEN AND ANDROMACHE. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS
OF BRISTOL 153

73. BATTOIR FAN. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF BRISTOL 154

74. FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE. ‘VERNIS MARTIN.’ WYATT COLLECTION,
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 156

75. BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM, NEW YORK 160

76. BUILDING OF THE PLACE LOUIS XV. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS
OF BRISTOL 162

77. DIDO AND ÆNEAS. REVERSE. MRS. BISCHOFFSHEIM. Facing the Colour
Plate of same Fan Between pages 162 and 163

78. ‘CABRIOLET’ FAN. THE DOWAGER
MARCHIONESS OF BRISTOL } Facing each other

79. ”” ”” ”” ”” } between pages 164 and 165

80. WEDDING FAN. THE COUNTESS OF BRADFORD } Facing each other

81. ” ” LADY LINDSAY } between pages 166 and 167

82. STICK OF MARIE-ANTOINETTE FAN. MUSÉE DU LOUVRE 169

83. SANS GÊNE AND EMPIRE FANS. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL. Facing Colour
Plate of Directoire and Sans Gêne Fans Between pages 170 and 171

84. ‘LORGNETTE’ FANS. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 173

85. SPANGLED GAUZE FANS. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 175

86. A LONDON FAN SHOP. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 178

THE SURRENDER OF MALTA. MRS. HUNGERFORD POLLEN 178

87. FÊTES ON THE OCCASION OF THE MARRIAGE OF THE DAUPHIN. WYATT
COLLECTION, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 180

ENGLISH FAN. THE VISIT. COLLECTION OF BARONESS MEYER
DE ROTHSCHILD 180

88. ENGLISH FAN WITH MEDALLIONS AFTER COSWAY. WYATT COLLECTION,
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 182

89. IVORY EMPIRE FAN. LADY NORTHCLIFFE 184

SPANGLED FAN WITH PAINTED MEDALLIONS. MRS. FRANK W. GIBSON 184

90. WEDDING FAN. MRS. HAWKINS 186

ST. PETER’S, ROME. BY J. GOUPY. DR. LAW ADAM 186

91. EARLY DUTCH FAN. THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF BRISTOL 190

92. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. DUTCH. MISS MOSS } Facing each other

93. AN EMBARCATION. DUTCH. M. J. DUVELLEROY} between pages 192 and 193

94. DUTCH FAN WITH HEAD ON STICK. SIR L. ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A. 194

95. AN OFFERING TO CERES. H.R.H. PRINCESS LOUISE,
DUCHESS OF ARGYLL 196

96. DUTCH FAN (DÉCOUPÉ). MRS. DAVIES-GILBERT 198

DUTCH FAN WITH ‘PAGODA’ STICK. MR. L. C. R. MESSEL 198

97. MEDALLION FAN. German. GIVEN BY H.R.H. THE DUKE OF COBURG
TO H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA, 1836. H.R.H. PRINCESS
LOUISE, DUCHESS OF ARGYLL 200

98. GERMAN FAN. GIVEN BY H.R.H. THE PRINCE CONSORT TO
QUEEN VICTORIA 200

” ” LANDESGEWERBE MUSEUM, STUTTGART 200

99. TWO GERMAN FANS. KUNSTGEWERBE MUSEUM, BERLIN 202

100. ENGRAVED HAND-SCREEN. A. CARRACCI. SCHREIBER COLLECTION,
BRITISH MUSEUM 204

” ” ” C. F. HÖRMAN. ”” ”” 204

101. FÊTE ON THE ARNO, ‘ÉVENTAIL DE CALLOT.’ BRITISH MUSEUM 206

102. GROTESQUE FAN, STYLE OF CALLOT. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE,
PARIS 208

103. THE FOUR AGES. ABRAHAM BOSSE 210

104. TITLE-PAGE. Nicholas LOIRE. SCHREIBER COLLECTION,
BRITISH MUSEUM 212

LA COQUETTE. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE, PARIS 212

105. TAKING OF THE BASTILLE. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 214

DUC D’ORLEANS. MISS MOSS 214

106. ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE-TRADE. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE, PARIS 222

‘CABRIOLET’ FAN. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 222

107. NAPOLEON SHOWS HIS TROOPS THE CHANNEL. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE,
PARIS 224

108. PROJECTED INVASION OF ENGLAND, 1803. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE,
PARIS 226

109. MARRIAGE OF NAPOLEON. BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE, PARIS 228

ADVENTURE IN RUSSIA. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 228

110. A NEW GAME OF PIQUET. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 232

111. THE MOTION. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 236

THE NEW NASSAU FAN. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 236

112. THE HARLOT’S PROGRESS. MR. C. FAIRFAX MURRAY 238

113. VISIT OF GEORGE III. TO THE ROYAL ACADEMY. MR. F. PERIGAL 246

114. MR. THOMAS OSBORNE’S DUCK-HUNTING. SCHREIBER COLLECTION,
BRITISH MUSEUM 252

115. THE TRIAL OF WARREN HASTINGS. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS, M.P. 258

THE PARADES OF BATH. MR. W. BURDETT-COUTTS, M.P. 258

116. A TRIP TO GRETNA. SCHREIBER COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM 264

‘BARTOLOZZI’ FAN. MRS. FRANK W. GIBSON (EUGÉNIE JOACHIM) 264

117. MISS CHARLOTTE YONGE’S FAN. MISS MOSS 274

FAN OF ASSES’ SKIN. MISS MOSS 274

118. PAINTED IVORY BRISÉ FAN. MR. LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD, C.V.O. 276

PORTUGUESE FAN. MR. J. H. ETHERINGTON-SMITH 276

119. LACE MOUNT. YOUGHAL CO-OPERATIVE LACE SOCIETY 278

AN ENTOMOLOGIST. COUNTESS GRANVILLE 278

120. COCKS AND HENS. CLAUDIUS POPELIN. MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS,
PARIS 282

121. AUTOGRAPH FAN. SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA, O.M., R.A. 284

” ” JAPANESE. MR. FRANK BRANGWYN, A.R.A. 284

122. LACE FAN PRESENTED TO QUEEN ALEXANDRA FOR USE AT CORONATION.
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN 286

123. FEATHER-FAN. H.R.H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES 289

124. THE MEET. BY CHARLES DETAILLE. M. J, DUVELLEROY 290

125. LACE FAN. BY ALEXANDRE. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM } To face each
} other between
126. LACE FAN. M. J. DUVELLEROY } pages
} 292 and 294

127. DESIGN FOR FAN. BY FRANK BRANGWYN, A.R.A. 298

A GARLAND OF CHILDREN. BY G. WOOLLISCROFT RHEAD 298

ILLUSTRATIONS IN LINE

PAGE

Feather-fan, Nimroud ix

Peacock-feather Fan xii

Head-piece xiii

Initial—Boy with Fan 1

Tea-fan 9

Initial—Vulture with Emblem of Protection 10

Fire-fan, Colombia 12

Portuguese ‘Abano’ 12

Plaited Hand-fan, Egyptian 13

Hand-fan, Egyptian 13

Hand-fan, Egyptian 14

Fly-whisk, Egyptian 14

Ceremonial Fans—from Rosellini 15

” ” 16

Investiture of the Office of Fan-bearer 17

Umbrella or Canopy of Chariot of Rameses III. 19

Initial—Assyrian Fly-whisk 20

Assyrian and Persian Fly-whisks 21

Covers of Fly-whisks 21

Tail-piece—from an Assyrian relief 26

Initial—Greek Girl with Fan 27

Greek Fans 28

Greek Girl with Fan 30

Tail-piece—Girl with Fan 32

Initial—from printed Cotton Hanging, India 33

Cingalese Sēsata 37

Fly-whisk—from an illumination 38

” from a painting on talc, Madras 38

Emblem of Royalty 39

Royal Standards 40

Hand-fan 41

Plaited-Grass Fan 41

Flag-fan 41

Talapat Fan and Pankhás 42

Burmese Fan of Gold 43

Portion of Embroidered Muslin (Chamba,
Nineteenth Century) 44

Fly-whisk used by Jains 45

Circular Fan, ‘Like the Moon’ 46

Fan of Hsi Wang Mu (Japanese Painting,
British Museum) 47

Fan of Ming Dynasty (Painting, British Museum) 47

White Plumed Fan of Hsi Wang Mu 48

Two Pear-shaped Screens 49

Initial—Japanese 60

Feather-fan, Japanese Painting 61

Hand-screen, ” ” 61

Fly-whisk, Upper Nile 77

Plaited Fans, South Pacific Islands 79

Plaited Fans, Hawaiian 80

Various Fans, Samoa 81

” British Guiana 81

” Ecuador and Peru 81

” South-Eastern Pacific 81

Flag-fan, West Africa 83

Fly-whisk, Andaman Islands 85

” Tahiti 85

” Matabele 86

” East African 86

Angel with Flabellum 87

Processional Flabellum 88

Coptic Flabellum 89

Flabellum, from Greek Psalter 93

” from Goar 94

” Monza 96

Flag-fan, from Vatican (a glass vase) 98

Banner-fan, from ivory diptich 99

Ghost-fan, Malay Archipelago 106

Fan of Ferrara, or Duck’s-foot 107

Fragments of Fan from Château de Pierre 109

Small Rigid Fans, 1590 109

Feather-fan, Milan 110

Diagram of parts of Folding-fan 116

Rigid Screen of Bologna, 1590 127

Fan of Rice-straw, Fifteenth Century 138

Dimensions of Fans, 1550-1780 148

Japanese Lady’s Court-fan 175

Long-handled Feather-fan 176

Ostrich-feather Folding-fan, Amsterdam 196

Flag-fan, Titian 204

Ivory Fan, Madras, Nineteenth Century 231

Plaited Fan 232

Hide-fan, from Benin 271

Queen Kapiolani’s Fan 272

From a Chinese Screen, Victoria and Albert
Museum 299

H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll.]