Where’s Willy now?

These fans were amassed by a collector who later donated them to The Atkinson. The fans are a mixture of silk and paper. Some have wooden guards and sticks (the “skeleton” of the fan), and others are made of bone … Continue reading →

These were received as gifts and also collected over many years, and are a part of a huge collection, now held by The Atkinson. You may recognise a certain marmalade-loving bear from darkest Peru!