Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of pale blue silk, double leaf. Embroidered with silver sequins, spangles and beads.
Sticks and guards of horn, pierced and inlaid with cut steels. Paste rivet.
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
19th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1800
Rivet
composed of
paste
Leaf
composed of
silk
Sticks, Guards
composed of
horn
steel
Guards
Length 18.8 cm
Accession number: M.186-1985
Primary reference Number: 117771
Old catalogue number: DR 6/91
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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