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Hymettus Cottage & Garden Ballarat
Functional object - Fan, Ladies hand fan
Handmade fan for social evenings made by and for Theresa (Tess) Taafe c. 1930s.Small fan made of bakelite, lacework with sequins all hand sewn to netting backing.Nilfan, lady's fan, evening wear, tess lazarus, patrick taafe, redesdale. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Fan
Donated by Barbara Keene to whose mother, Mrs Osborne, the fan had belongedLadies' wooden folding fan made of 24 leaf. The fan is painted to resemble a black lacquered surface with gilded curlicue decoration and a hand painted motif of a pink floral bouquet. Small paper label on back of end stick reading: Made in SpainMade in Spaincostume accessories, female, handcrafts, woodwork -
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Fan
This fan belonged to Julia Charlotte Sargood (Charlie), youngest daughter of Sir Frederick Sargood and only child of Lady Julia Sargood.Black carved wood fan with black net. Three flowers with leaves are embroidered in black thread and small black sequins. Carving on black wooden frame is a floral design. One black metal ring joins the fan at its base.rippon lea, sargood family, sargood, charlotte -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: FAN
... Fans ...A paper fan with a person and flowers printed on it.costume accessories, fans, clothing accessories, lydia chancellor, collection, costume accessories, fan, objects, clothing, fashion -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Paper, Wood & Paint Handheld Fan, 20th Century
... fans ...The Kew Historical Society's Fashion & Design collection includes a small and representative collection of women's fashion accessories, purchased, inherited or collected by members of the Society. These items date from the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, and conform to fashions and styles popular during the period of their use. Some of the items are handmade, while others are mass-produced commercial products.Pleated fan. Japanese. Ebonised wood frame with hand-painted decoration of ipomoea flowers, grass and silver using typical Japanese decorative techniques. fashion accessories, fans, concertina fans, japanese fans -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - FAN
IVORY SIDED FAN DONATED TO CLUNES MUSEUM BY MR. JACK McKENZIE.A DARKBROWN/BLACK PAPER FAN WITH A PATTERN. ON THE SIDES ARE IN IVORY, ONE SIDE HALF THE IVORY IS MISSING. A METAL HOOK I ON THE BOTTOMlocal history, costume accessories, female, costumes accessories - ladies -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Domestic object - Electric Fan
Fan was used by Robert Gardiner,s father during the 1930sElectric fan with four blades enclosed in wire guard. Round metal disk on front of guard. Round base supporting electrical connection. Three metre cord and fittings attached to base.G.E.C.domestic items, cooling, electrical technology, appliances & accessories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Photocopy of both sides of a fan, 'with compliments from..... Myers, Bendigo Busiest draper"
Myer advertising fanPhotocopy of both sides of a fan produced to advertise Myer Bendigo. First side has a photo of two duck hunters and their dog. The rear has 'with compliments from..... Myers, Bendigo Busiest draper", wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year, undatedsocial history, myer business history -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Fan, 1886
Fan was made for Mary Jane Schroder for her marriage to Ralph Pardy Rudd on 24th Nov 1886 in Ceylon. Later carried by three family members at weddings during 1941 by Mrs Kathleen Hubbert then Mrs Mary Barry in 1947 and finally by Sharlene Barry, now Mrs Ron Draeger.1886 bamboo fan mounted with white feathers. Spray of artificial flowers and cream satin ribbon tied in bows and wound round the bamboo handle. Back of fan has circle of boa to conceal joins of white feathers. See also Bodice NA3580, shoes NA3578 and bridal headdress NA3489.costume accessories, female -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: FANS
... fans ...Three cardboard fans with Australian Red Cross Society printed on them. The name 'L.Chancellor Taraxville' has been written on each of them.L. Chancellor 'Taraxville'ephemera, mementoes, fan, lydia chancellor, collection, fans, objects, ephemera -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Poster - Advertisement, Travel goods, G. Bona & Figlio, c. 20th century
G. Bona & Figlio was a store located in Venezia (Venice) Italy. It sold a wide variety of consumer goods including coats, furs, fans, walking sticks and travel items.The wrapping paper is a rare survival of ephemera related to a business, G. Bona & Figlio from Venezia (Venice) Italy. The arrival of waves of more than ten million migrants by boat is one of the major themes in Australia’s history. The paper shopping bag is representative of personal items purchased for migrant journeys as markers of domesticity, warmth and making oneself at home in a new land that speaks of the transnational lives embedded in threads of migration.A poster, rectangular, on cream paper with words and text printed in blue ink print. The poster has illustrations of a fan, umbrellas and a luggage case. It advertises addresses in Milano and Venezia (Milan and Venice)."G. BONA & FIGLIO" "VENEZIA" MILANO" "Merceria S. Salvatore" "assortmento" "Portagog, Portamonete" "Bastoni da Passeggio"venice, venezia, italy., shopping, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, g. bona & figlio, travel goods, italian merchant, luggage, umbrellas -
Orbost & District Historical Society
fan, C1960
Trudi Hogeman made this fan from old greeting cards. This is an old way of making fans with blanket stitch around the edges. She was a member of a craft group when she made this object. Trudi Hogeman died in January 2017 and is buried at Marlo. Her daughter is heather Terrell, president of the Orbost Historical Society.This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills and hobbies of women at the time.Six teardrop shaped leaves held together by a paper clip to form a fan. It has been blanket stitched around the edges of each leaf. Leaves are made of cardboard photographs possibly cut from greeting cards. All cards have floral images.handcraft hogeman-trudi fan -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Fan Personal, circa 1920's
Personal fan of Asian origin used by early immigrant family living in Kiewa Valley and indicative of the mixed heritages within the Valley. Personal Fan of vintage circa 1920s suggests middle to upper socio-economic levelHistorically this item places certain ethnic group in the Kiewa Valley circa 1920's - 1950's. This personal fan indicates that it may have belonged to a middle class person with greater leisure time than that of a working class. The multicultural fabric of the region is also highlighted.Personal hand fan (slide out sideways open). Cardboard screen on wooden spine frame. Main side bright coloured green trees on golden red and royal blue background. Wispy silver lined clouds, black branches and brown earth with moss. Flip side gold speckled on white background Bamboo like sliversfan, personal fan, cooling, oriental, hand fan -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia
Trickey Collection, Ladies Fan Wooden handles and paper Fanstawell -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Memorabilia/Souvenir WW1 - Pte. Percy Sutton
During WW1 soldiers communicated with family in Australia. When they were not required 'in-the-field' they occupied themselves with souvenirs and art work. This includes his ration book and tickets, and artwork consisting of 2 leaves, a fan and Xmas Card all attached to a white piece of paper. This collection may have been attached to the paper by family in Australia or by Percy before his return.Pte. Percy Sutton No. 3942 served in France in WW1. He joined the army on 3rd August 1915, aged 19 years and 5 months and was in the 8th Battalion. He was a railway employee, son of Margaret Sutton of William St, Wodonga. He was 5 feet 7and a half inches tall and a Methodist. He was discharged on 13th April 1919. He was born on 27th January 1897, the son of George and Margaret (nee McIntyre) Sutton. He returned to Wodonga. He died on 29th May 1971 at Mt Beauty in the Kiewa Valley. Attached to white paper a collection of souvenirs from WW1. It includes a Ration book and tickets, 2 gum leaves with French coloured ribbons, a fan inscribed with 'Forget me Not' and a 'Christmas Greetings' Card.On the Ration book - "Sutton, P. Pte. No. 3942". End of Leave or Duty: "7-1-19". Signed: "G.E.Tait" Stamped: "No. 1 Command Sutton Veny"pte. percy sutton, ww1 soldier -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, The "Q" Theatre Guild, They All Do It (Cosi fan tutte), 1959
The “Q” Theatre Guild was formed in 1957. It inherited the productions and casts of the earlier Kew Light Opera Company. The Guild initially performed in the Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later at the Kew Civic Hall (Cotham Road). A partial list of its performances include: 1957 The Geisha 1958 Maritana 1959 They All Do It (Cosi Fan Tutti) 1959 Blossom Time 1959 Love’s a Luxury 1960 There And Back & The Bohemian Girl 1960 Die Fledermaus 1961 Gay Rosalinda 1961 The Land of Smiles 1961 Kisses For A Kid & Hansel and Gretel 1962 Die Fledermaus 1964 Monsieur Beaucaire 1964 Macbeath [The Beggars’ Opera] 1964 The Beggars’ Opera [Undated] And So To BedThe Marion Tilley scrapbook is a significant record of performing arts in Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook includes programmes, photographs, newspaper reports and personal annotations which are a rich source of detail about repertoire, performers, and artistic sensibility in the period.Souvenir programme issued by the "Q" Theatre Guild for a performance of Mozart's They All Do It (Cosi fan tutte) at the Kew City Theatre in 1959. 30.11.1959 / The day Robbie died"q" theatre guild, performing arts (kew), theatre (kew), kew city theatre -
Orbost & District Historical Society
fan, approx 1900
Brought to Orbost from the New Hebrides in about 1900.A long-handled hand woven palm fan in natural colours. The fan is oval shaped. The handle is narrow.fan handcraft dress-ornament ethnographic -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Darning Thread on Card
Card is part of a collection of sewing tools donated by Betty McPhee.Fan shaped card containing three cards of darning cotton. Fan shaped held together with pink ribbon.handcrafts, equipment -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Hichens, Robert, The Woman With The Fan by Robert Hichens, 1904
English novel.Hardcover book with a dark green fabric cover. 310 pages.fictionEnglish novel.robert hichens, fiction -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Basketwork fan
Basketwork heart-shaped fan. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, c1900's
Fan shaped Hair Clipstawell -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Women's Accessories, 1930s
These items do not necessarily form a set. Several of the items are of miniature size and may have been samples for commercial travellers or shop displays or possibly used by women travelling. All of the items have their modern-day equivalents though hand fans are not widely used today.These items are retained as examples of women’s accessories as used in past years. The sample-size items have a particular appeal to us today.This is a collection of women’s accessories and make-up items with most of the items being of miniature or sample size. .1 Green bakelite fan with a white ribbon insert and fretwork at the top curved end of the fan. .2 Three lipsticks with red lids and black and gold metal inserts. .3 One lipstick with a pink lid and a silver and red metal insert. .4 Two lipsticks with gold lids and gold metal inserts. .5 Green tin of talcum powder with a white lid .6 Manicure set in a green bakelite container with four metal manicure items with green handles and an emery board. This set holder also contains a 5d. tramway ticket from Melbourne. These items above are in an old metal chocolate tin but this is not the container that would have housed the items originally. ‘Michel’ ‘Anne Page’ ‘Starlet’ ‘Judith Aden’ ‘Cashmere Bouquet Colgate’ ‘Pascall Claremont Tasmania’ vintage women’s accessories, history of warrnambool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard
Unused postcard With novelty fan attached. -
Hand Tool Preservation Association of Australia Inc
Certificate
This item is part of the Thomas Caine Tool Collection, owned by The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and curated by the Hand Tools Preservation Association of Australia.Certificate of test magnet electric fan -
Tennis Australia
Hand Fan, Circa 1890s
A hand fan decorated with graphic illustration depicting a lawn tennis match. Paper on wood frame. Metal label adhered to backing below fan reads: 'AMERICAN ALLEN FAN/ CIRCA 1890S'. Fan also mounted to cloth-lined frame backing. Materials: Ink, Paper, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glass, Clothtennis -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Magazine, Mission to Seafarers, Flying Angel News (FAN), October 2016
A 16 page full cover magazine. 160th Anniversary issue No 18 October 2016. Features anniversary logo and the Mission to Seafarers oval logo on the front cover.flying angel club, flying angel league, magazine, 160th anniversary edition -
Mont De Lancey
Fan,Pillowsllps, Gloves, Bag, Romper suit, Doileys, Lace Collars
... fans ...Bone fan with hand painted violets. One pair of black leather wrist length gloves. One pair of grey suede gloves (made expressly for Peter's Glove Specialist, Melbourne.) One beige beaded hand held handbag. Original Schonanek. Made in Czechoslovakia. Two lace doileys with dogs on them and pink embroidery around the edges. Two linen embroidered pillowslips with covered buttons.folding fans, fans, evening bags, pillowcases, gloves, baby clothing, doilies, detachable collars -
Clunes Museum
Domestic object - SALT SPOON
A DELICATE FAN SHAPED SALT SPOON, SILVER salt spoon, cutlery, spoon -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Accessory - Costume and Accessories
Heart Shaped Cane Fan. McClure Collection.stawell clothing material -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - Fan
Carved wooden fan with purple ribbon thread.costume accessories, female