Maker: Unknown
Tortoiseshell brise fan. Sticks of pierced and carved tortoiseshell; guards are carved (21+2). Red silk ribbon and brass(?) rivet.
Front: Pierced by longitudinal striations and carved below the ribbon with genre scenes, enclosed by a pierced floral border. Above the ribbon there are single figures and cattle.
Reverse: The same design in reverse.
Guards: The fronts are carved with two figures, a phoenix and a dragon, the backs with four figures.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); 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#
Production date:
circa
AD 1820
Chinese for European market
Ribbon
composed of
silk
( red)
Sticks+guards
composed of
tortoise shell
Rivet
composed of
brass (alloy)
Guards
Length 19 cm
Sticks
Accession number: M.386-1985
Primary reference Number: 117970
Old catalogue number: DR 12/176
Old object number: 323
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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