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Brisé fan: M.293-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Brise fan of pierced wood, a 'four scenes' fan. Each side decorated with three applied coloured stipple engravings.

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, Late
Louis XVI
Production date: circa AD 1790 : French Revolution

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Guards Length 28.3 cm

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Coloured
Piercing
Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.293-1985
Primary reference Number: 117878
Old catalogue number: DR 8/140
Old object number: 336
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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