Language of the Fan
This booklet explores the history of the fan and the etiquette surrounding its use in eighteenth-century polite society.
Language of the Fan
by By Ivison & Louis Wheatley
£6.00
Softback, 35 pages, 23 colour, 13 b/w illustrations.
ISBN: 948 939 06 0
The fan was an indispensable article of fashion throughout the 18th century and the Wheatley collection features most of the varieties in use at that time.
The booklet also explains the evolution of the 'Language of the Fan' and explains how ladies use these fans in their repertoire of communication.