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Folding fan: M.311-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Double leaf of silk printed and hand coloured showing a portrait bust and inscribed "Madame Fille de Louis XVI" and "Duchefse d'Angouleme" showing her coat of arms. The remainder of the leaf is embroidered with silver sequins and silvered frosted metal paillettes; the reverse is plain. The sticks and guards are of bone and are pierced and gilt, the guards having the addition of cut steels.

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
First Republic (Consulate)
Production date: circa AD 1799 : Marie Therese (1778-1851), only daughter of Louis XVI, married, in 1799, the Duc d'Angouleme (Louis Antoine de Bourbon, 1775-1844), eldest son of Charles X of France. This fan was probably made to commemorate the wedding.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of silk
Sticks, Guards composed of gilt bone
Guards composed of steel Length 17.5 cm
Paillettes

Materials used in production

silvered Paillettes
silver Sequins

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Printing
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.311-1985
Primary reference Number: 117896
Old catalogue number: DR 6/92
Old object number: 354
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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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