Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of black paper painted with a Biblical scene. Ivory sticks and guards.
History note: Colonel Leonard Messel (1872-1953); his daughter, Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Width: 42.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
17th Century#
Production date:
circa
AD 1680
Leaf
composed of
paper
( black)
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Length 28.2 cm
Accession number: M.10-1985
Primary reference Number: 117596
Old catalogue number: DR 7/137
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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