Here are a selection of collections of miniature fans I've encountered:
Anna Checcoli Firenze - an Italian collection*
🆕 Rijksmuseum Poppenhuis https://share.google/OZbp26SdcjRBb7Xe8 - A 6 and 1/2 ft dollhouse that originally was used by 27 dolls. A video, narrated by Helena Bonham Carter. Related article in the Smithsonian.
Museo Art Nouveau and Deco, Salamanca, Spain: Automaton doll with fan - a 19th century mechanical Bruneau doll with a fan featuring silk roses and red feathers.
Carole Bumford's World Costume Dolls - a Welsh collection of international dolls*
Christies - the famous auction House presents a delectable set of miniature fans, with special shapes such as the balloon shape. These were mostly miniatures intended for adult collections.
Princess Elizabeth's and Margaret's dolls - a collection of French dolls given to the United Kingdom by France
Fans from The Legendary Spielzeug Museum of Davos - one of several sets of fans by auction house Theriaults
Doll fan representing the Dionne Quintuplets, Canadian Museum of History.
The Fan Museum in Greenwich, London, UK - This iconic fan museum has a small collection of miniature fans and fans for dolls.
* The owners of these collections have given us permission, in writing, to include their collections in our upcoming book. We are very grateful!
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