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Modes & manners ornaments: lace, fans, gloves, walking-sticks, parasols, jewelry and trinkets (1929)

Boehn, Max von, 1860-1932 · London, Toronto, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd.; New York, E.P. Dutton & co., inc · leaf 58

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lacings. This particular form of fan is of great antiquity and an occasional example of it may be found on Chaldean cameos, Greek vases and early Christian golden goblets. In the early Middle Ages, curiously enough, the fan seems to have disappeared as an accessory of the lady’s toilet, its use…

Clothing and dress -- History · Fashion -- History · Lace and lace making -- History · Jewelry -- History

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