Skip to main content

Mourning Fan: M.146-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Mourning Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

The double paper leaf is silvered and has a grisaille design of pen, ink and wash. The reverse shows a sprig of flowers painted in grey water colours. The sticks are of pierced ivory, the guards have an addition of some carving.

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

18th Century, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1740

Note

European, possibly Italian.

School or Style

Chinoiserie

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper wash ink silver pen
Sticks composed of ivory
Guards Length 25.8 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.146-1985
Primary reference Number: 117731
Old catalogue number: DR 23/311

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Mourning Fan" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/117731 Accessed: 2024-04-18 03:42:38

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/117731 |title=Mourning Fan |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 03:42:38|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-117731

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Folding fan

Venus and Adonis

Accession Number: M.127-2015

An image of Friendship or mourning brooch

Friendship or mourning brooch

Accession Number: M.75-1984

An image of Brooch

Mourning Brooch or Pendant

Accession Number: PER.M.268-1923

An image of Ring

Ring

Accession Number: PER.M.241-1923

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: The Convalescent - Art print

The Convalescent - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe: 1500-1800 - Catalogue

Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe: 1500-1800 - Catalogue

£19.99

Featured image for the project: Fitzwilliam Masked Masterpieces: The Bridesmaid - Greetings card

Fitzwilliam Masked Masterpieces: The Bridesmaid - Greetings card

£2.60

Featured image for the project: The Bee Border - Tea towel

The Bee Border - Tea towel

£10.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Mourning pendant commemorating 'T.G', an adopted child

Mourning pendant commemorating 'T.G', an adopted child

Featured image for the project: Il Nuovo Testamento di Giesu Christo, Signore et Salvator nostro

Il Nuovo Testamento di Giesu Christo, Signore et Salvator nostro

Featured image for the project: Pilgrim's souvenir bowl

Pilgrim's souvenir bowl

Featured image for the project: Writing Workshop

Writing Workshop

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo