VICTORIAN HAND FAN

Victorian Hand Fans – Victorian hand fans were a frequent accessory carried by delicate Victorian ladies.

The language of the fan was discussed often in ladies' journals and magazines. Was she single? Happy? Interested in conversation? Or just hot? The way she held her fan, carried her fan, and waved her fan answered all of these questions.

Hand fans were a thing of beauty, not just function. Made of silk, lace, feathers, or wood, they went through an evolution from the Victorian 1840s to 1900. Each 19th century decade had its trends complimenting the fashions of the day.