Dido and Aeneas Fan: M.314-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dido and Aeneas Fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown
Artist: Guérin, Pierre Narcisse, baron (After)

Entities

Folding fan

Categories

Fans

Description

Double leaf of paper backed by chickenskin, printed and hand coloured after a painting by Pierre Nascisse Guerin (1774-1833); the reverse shows gilt flowers. The sticks and guards are of pierced, fretted and carved ivory; the guards having an addition of gilt foil.

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, Early#
Circa 1800 - Circa 1820

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of chicken skin ( backing) paper gilt
Guards composed of gilt metal foil ( backing) Length 20.1 cm
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Printing
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.314-1985
Primary reference Number: 117899
Old catalogue number: DR 23/297
Old object number: 357
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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