Skip to main content

fans (costume accessories)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Stipple engraved fan, depicting humorous characters in fable, "The Way of the World"

 Collection — Box BW-5: [Barcode: 31151030141711]
Identifier: MS-0773
Abstract

The item is a stipple engraved fan, printed with: "The Way of the World. A Tale" and depicts six humorous figures, representing "Report," "Hearsay," "SomeBody," "Every-Body," "No-Body," "Candour," with a descriptions beneath. The fan was published by Sarah Ashton of Little Britain, London, on January 1 1796, registered with Stationers' Company, the preeminnent London printing and publishing guild.

Dates: 1796