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Brisé fan: M.115-1985

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Brise fan of ivory, elaborately pierced. With a central medallion painted with an embarcation scene. Carbuncle rivet

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 Museum

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1800

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Rivet composed of stone ( carbuncle)
Guards Length 17.1 cm

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Piercing

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.115-1985
Primary reference Number: 117700
Old catalogue number: DR 12/192

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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