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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9611830, member: 2844&quot;]I agree, not Mary Queen of Scots. Mary had auburn hair, just like her cousin Elizabeth, and her cheeks weren&#039;t as round as this lady&#039;s.</p><p>This lady&#039;s face and her black clothing look Spanish to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>She is holding a folding fan, which became popular towards the end of the 16th century, a little earlier in Italy and Spain, ca 1550s.</p><p>It is impossible to see if it is a fan of the period, because it is closed, but I would assume it is indeed a late 16th century folding fan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fans as such had always been popular, but those were rigid fans with a handle (on a stick), often feather fans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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