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Screen fan: M.393-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Screen fan of cardboard with a turned wooden handle. The leaf is decorated with applied coloured prints of a lady and gentleman picnicking and a map of Europe on one side, and three double heads and a map of Europe on the other side.

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 45.3 cm
Width: 26.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Tassel composed of textile ( green)
Handle composed of wood
Leaf composed of cardboard

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.393-1985
Primary reference Number: 117977
Old object number: 465
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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