The Collection of Fans from a Private Museum Accessories Hendrike

Veer - the subject of collections of fashion historians and lovers of antiques. Several centuries ago, he talked about the status of its owner. Vane were known in the East since ancient times and were made of palm and lotus leaves. In India, the fan was an attribute of royal status, and in Japan - a symbol of military power. In Europe, folding fans were introduced in the early XVII century, first by the Jesuits, and then the traders who settled on the coast of China. Western masters very soon learned to do them yourself ...

Tassenmuseum Hendrikje appeared about 30 years ago when a seller, at that time, a resident of antiques Amstelveen (Amstelveen) Hendrike Ivo (Hendrikje Ivo), involved in collecting more than thirty-five years, bought in England a small antique handbag with tortoise-shell, trimmed with mother of pearl. Handbag was made in Germany in 1820. Hendrike interest in the history of the first bag spawned a passion for collecting bags, pouches, wallets, luggage and other accessories. When COLLECTION reached thousands of copies, it has decided to show it to the public. Initially, the museum has existed in two halls of the villa in Amstelveen, but at least its growth, the couple became Hendrike look for a new place, and since June 2007, the museum is located in a patriarchal XVII century building, overlooking the most prestigious in Amsterdam on the Herengracht canal (Herengracht) 1664.

Today, the museum display has more than four thousand items and is the largest such collection in the world. The oldest of them date to the beginning of the XVI century ....

Fan (of him. Facher) - small, usually a folding fan to face, neck and shoulders. The first information about the appearance of a fan in China belong to the VIII-II centuries BC. These were the original vane with a wooden handle and feathers. Over time, the subject improved, appeared different types of fans: the handle in the frame stretched oval or circular blade made of thin special paper, different materials, as well as fans of reeds and lotus. In the Imperial Palace fan decorated with silk embroidery - pictures and calligraphy. And finally - the vane-fan had brought a gift to the Japanese Emperor, and so came to the court that soon all know already used this easy elegant object. Many of the crowned heads knew they sense, in particular Elizabeth I Tudor, dubbed "the patroness of the fans:

In the Baroque era fan was a real luxury. In 1660-ies "French guild" for manufacturing webs flourished and its status as "Supplier of the court" has been confirmed by the king himself
The materials used in the manufacture of fans have been different - silk, leather, parchment, thick paper. For some time been in the fashion of a fan with a mirror in the middle (such as fans, of course, not folded). Plate for the fan is often made of mother of pearl and decorated with painted or engraved. They embed small mirror or a slotted holes to hiding behind the fan she could spy on a partner, who she cute ...

Decorated with miniatures made of tortoise shell, ebony wood, paper, fabric, lace, decorated with ivory, precious metals and stones, mother of pearl and ostrich feathers - some of the peculiarities of the models created by fans in Europe, XVI-XX centuries
In the court of Louis XIV fan played a role in the ceremonial palace - ladies they can be opened only in the presence of the queen. A young girl, before it will appear in the light of, among other sciences should learn the art of handling a fan. Lady with a fan in the Baroque era - is certainly an aristocrat: "third estate" did not have access to this enhancement. Veer added courtly beauty of significance and importance - she proudly performed at royal receptions and balls, and a fan in her hand looked like Rod commander.

In an age of rococo fan has evolved from graceful toys and "sign of the subject" aristocrat, into an instrument of flirtation and coquetry thoughtful lady. What's more - now it is available, and to representatives of the bourgeoisie. However, the ability to properly use the fan was still belongs only to aristocrats. And to varying degrees: not for nothing that the famous novelist abroad XVIII-XIX centuries, Germaine de Stael argued that the manner of keeping the fan can be distinguished
"... The princess from the countess, and the Marquis of burzhuazki. Paint the fan was an honor - it takes even an artist favored by the regime as Francois Boucher.

The art of flirting with a fan had reached such an extent that the court ladies could be due to the Cavaliers with only one ... the fan! For example, if the lady concerned open fan lips and hearts, she said: "You are my ideal." If, however, applied a fan of his right hand to left cheek, then, alas, she made it clear that advances are useless. In the end, there was a real language of the fan, which, along with the language of flies allowed the woman to a love affair, without resorting to words and letters, being capable to expose her.In the XIX century, the "language of the fan" has lost its significance, but the fan is still considered the favorite ladies accessories. It is in the XIX century, fans were manufactured not only from traditional materials, but also of ostrich feathers. Were the most stylish, still, the French fans. There was also a fan-applets that were issued to the ladies at the entrance to the theater. There were even such exotic forms as a fan and fan-menu-tickets. And, of course, the fan is still the instrument of hairstylist coquetry. Fashion Art Nouveau era gravitated toward exotic. It affects a passion for ancient Egypt, Japan and the Muslim East. On the wave of enthusiasm in vogue vane in oriental style.Another trend was the return to the aesthetics of the Rococo. In a fashion includes a fairly uncomfortable fan of peacock feathers. A fan is no longer needed for flirting and flirting - a woman of the XX century all called by their names. Now the fan - just a stylish little thing peculiar aristocratic "dolce vita". Still in vogue ostrich feathers. They combine perfectly with the boa and stole socialite and movie stars ....

In our modern life the fan is more of an accessory of fashion shows, rather than the subject of life, but ...

BUT! Is this subject, especially from the preserved since its heyday, from this has become less velikolemen? So what? Your attention a collection of fans from the collection of Tassenmuseum Hendrikje ...

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