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Folding fan: M.165-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan of green double silk. Decorated with a footed cup shape made of gold and silver coloured stamped metal paillettes, with a 'shower of champagne' falling out of it. Made of silver metal wire.
Sticks of plain ivory, guards of bone strengthened with tortoiseshell.

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
1800 - 1840

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of silk ( green) wire ( silver) paillettes
Guards composed of tortoise shell ( to strengthen) bone Length 29.2 cm
Sticks composed of ivory
Paillettes

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.165-1985
Primary reference Number: 117750
Old catalogue number: DR 7/131
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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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