period of the hornfan. Fan lore says that horn as a materialfor sticks was used in the time of Henry theEighth, and that horn fans were carried inthat monarchs court. The specimen picturedlooks as if it might have been borne by a fairlady even so long ago as that. Every otherstick is perforated in… … Nos. 2 and 4
Art · Decoration and ornament
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