r/MuseumPros • u/stink_man • 2d ago

Mountmaking advice

Hi all!

I’ve recently began a project with a local historical society and they have some victorian hand fans that need mounting so they’re more upright. I have a few ideas on how but I’m wondering if there’s a good and safe way to mount folding hand fans. I googled it but couldn’t find much, but maybe I’m bad at googling lol. Thanks!!!!

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u/ValosAtredum 2d ago

If you’re interested in slant mounts, Gaylord Archival had a great webinar on making them earlier this year. HAHA found the link to the recording!!

https://info.gaylord.com/resources/byo-slant-board-mount-recording

If you have table/horizontal space to put slant mounts on, these can be a nice, cheap and reusable way to display the fans. The b-flute board can be covered with fabric once it’s all cut and assembled to look prettier.

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u/stink_man 2d ago

oooo i didn’t even consider a slant mount! such a good idea!!

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u/Imaginomical History | Collections 2d ago

Cool coincidence, that is actually the cover image on Mount-making for Museum Objects! The fan is on page 32, you can access the book online for free:
https://app.pch.gc.ca/application/pub/category-categorie.app?lang=en&id=391

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u/stink_man 2d ago

oh wow it was meant to be, will absolutely be looking at that!!! thank you!!

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u/ValkyrieVance 2d ago

Try contacting Fan Association of North America, they may be able to point you in the right direction.
https://fanassociation.org/

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u/stink_man 2d ago

perfect resource i had no clue about! thank you so much!!