Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of double "chickenskin" and silk, decorated in colours with a Biblical scene.
Ivory sticks and guards, varnished to 'age' them. 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, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1850
Rivet
composed of
paste
Leaf
composed of
silk
chicken skin
Sticks, Guards
composed of
varnish
ivory
Guards
Length 31.4 cm
Accession number: M.266-1985
Primary reference Number: 117851
Old catalogue number: DR 30/399
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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