Inspiration: 

Southerbys Florentine School 16thC Port Of   Woman  Said ToBeVittoria  Colonna Unknown artist maybe 1530-40s. This has been enhanced to see the fan in more detail. It is a feather fan (black feathers) and a metal handle. there is a chain attatching it to the girdle. La Moda lists peacock feathers as being recorded for use in Fans in Florence and recorded in Eleanora's guardaroba. I have some peacock feathers that have been sitting in my cupboard for a few years now.. (that Ramerez cloak that never eventuated)... I purchased a metal fan handle from Oonagh's Own (right). the top is cylindrical so will have to be flattened.  Far right is the final fan.

Research: can be seen here.
Method:
I have been collecting peacock feathers for a few years now (thanks to Mistress Oonagh for a gift of some also).

• I  squished the handle flat (pic 1)
• then cut out some layers of cardboard shaped to fit into the handle
• I then positioned 3 layers of feathers and placed them into the cardboard, using the corrigation as the holes for the feathers
• once I was happy with the positioning, I glued each feasther in with aryldite. I wanted a fairly compact fan to give maximum fanning potential in the summer.
• I glued the 3 layers together and pushed them into the handle.
• I pushed in and over the edges to hold in the cardboard (this should be easier to replace/fix later as feathers break, as I expect they will).

the handle	the three layers placed in the cardboard	the final fan ready for use