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Anonymous, mount for a lady's travelling fan
1788. Museum no. E.3187-1938

Anonymous, mount for a lady's travelling fan 1788. Museum no. E.3187-1938

Anonymous
Mount for a lady's travelling fan
1788
Engraving and soft-ground etching on paper, coloured by hand
Published by T. Balster
Museum no. E.3187-1938
Given by Mr. A.K. Sabin

This unfinished fan mount has a list of counties and a wraparound map of England and Wales. England led the way in the 18th century in the sale and export of printed souvenir fans. They featured commemorative or topical events, games or useful facts.