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Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of double paper, painted in colours with a Chinese genre scene in a landscape. Sticks and guards of pierced ivory.
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.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century
1770
-
1790
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guard
Length 26.9 cm
Stick, Guards
Accession number: M.145-1985
Primary reference Number: 117730
Old catalogue number: DR 16/237
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: M.275-2015
Accession Number: M.223-2015
Accession Number: M.144-1985
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