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Folding fan: M.12-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Folding fan of doubled leafed paper. Painted with a copy of a late baroque painting, and two oval cartouches with putti. Carved sticks of mother-of-pearl, the guards also carved and backed with 'goldfish' pearl.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Width: 41.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

18th Century, Mid
1725 - 1775

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of mother-of-pearl
Guards Length 22.8 cm

Materials used in production

Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.12-1985
Primary reference Number: 117598
Old catalogue number: DR 26/342
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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