Comments on: Huguenot Fan Makers https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:03:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: robert silverman https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387711 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:03:17 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387711 Your selections and displays are getting better and better. These fans are extraordinary. Did the artists at the time and the people purchasing these fans know how wonderful these fans are? From someone just outside of Cambridge, MA USA. Thank you for these e-mails.

]]> By: gkbowood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387705 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:25:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387705 I just lost myself in the Fan Museum’s online offerings and it’s all because of this wonderful account. Lucky London for having such a fantastic Museum!

]]> By: jennifer galton-fenzi https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387685 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:17:15 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387685 The very thing for such a hot day!

]]> By: Guillaume https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387668 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:20:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387668 Lovely! I was inspired to break out a few fans from my own collection!

MIRROR TIME!

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387666 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:06:39 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387666 I love looking at fans and own some very pretty hand painted ones I bought from a lady in Barcelona a few years ago. My rented apartment is painted white and it makes a beautiful backdrop for the bright colours.

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387600 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:55:28 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387600 How utterly fascinating!

]]> By: Carolyn Hooper https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387577 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:32:47 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387577 Exquisite work by such talented artists……. Do love the fan with the peep holes!

Stay safe, everyone in UK – such tough times, particularly for the medical fraternity.

Big thank-you from The Land Down Under, gentle author.

]]> By: Margaret Ker https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387571 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:19:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387571 Wish i could be there (I’m in Australia!).Husband’s ancestor was a fan maker in Chelsea in the mid to late 18th century, family connection to Spitalfields area is through the fan maker’s granddaughter Louisa Uhr who was as “feather maker” living in the Cannon Street Road area.

Any suggestions on reading about the fan making industry would be much appreciated.

]]> By: Amanda Bush https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/07/21/huguenot-fan-makers/#comment-1387568 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 06:10:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=188096#comment-1387568 What a beautiful selection!

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