Mrs. Drexel's collection of fans never fully fit into the scope of the Penn Museum, however, and was returned to her family in 1930. The spread is formed of great ostrich plumes tipped with peacock feathers; on the palm (base of the fan) are the arms of the Holy See, worked in heavy gold on a crimson field, the tiara being studded with rubies and emeralds. The new pair of flabella is on display in the Vatican museum.
The collection of fans owned by Mrs. Drexel was too extensive for the Penn Museum to house entirely, so it was returned to her family in 1930. The fan set consists of ostrich plumes tipped with peacock feathers; on the base are the arms of the Holy See, crafted from gold and displayed on a crimson field, adorned with rubies and emeralds. A new pair of flabella is now on display at the Vatican Museum.