Maker: Unknown
Brise fan of tortoise shell. Painted in gold with a basket of flowers and leaf motifs, and ornamented with cut steels.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Width: 29.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century, Late
1775
-
1799
Decoration
composed of
steel
( cut)
Guards
Length 16.1 cm
gold
Paint
Tortoise shell
Accession number: M.57-1985
Primary reference Number: 117643
Old catalogue number: DR 5/86
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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