Historical information
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.
Physical description
Pleated fan. Japanese. Ebonised wood frame with hand-painted decoration of ipomoea flowers, grass and silver using typical Japanese decorative techniques.
