Maker: Unknown
Brise fan of two different shades of pierced wood, each stick painted with a serpent. 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#
George IV
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
European, possibly English
Rivet
composed of
paste
Guards
Length 23.4 cm
Accession number: M.353-1985
Primary reference Number: 117938
Old catalogue number: DR 8/150
Old object number: 397
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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