Chinese eagle feather fan

An image of Fixed fan/feather fan. Unknown maker, China, uncertain. Eagle feathers, bone and copper wire, height, whole, 46.7 cm, width, whole, 19.4 cm, circa 1800- circa 1900. Messel-Rosse Collection. Acquisition Credit: Purchaed with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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Fixed fan/feather fan. Unknown maker, China, uncertain. Eagle feathers, bone and copper wire, height, whole, 46.7 cm, width, whole, 19.4 cm, circa 1800- circa 1900. Messel-Rosse Collection. Acquisition Credit: Purchaed with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

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Accession Number: O.40-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 1617 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Filesize: 140.20kB

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_Messel-Rosse _WF_OPAC bone Chinese copper copper wire fan fan handle fans feather feather fan feathers Fitz_AA fixed fan hand fan wire

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