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Screen fan: M.407-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Screen fan of shaped outline. Beige silk decorated with applied crochet and cylindrical beads. In the centre is an applied vase and coloured flowers in crochet.
Turned wooden handle.

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: 38.4 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 - Circa 1900

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Handle composed of wood
Leaf composed of silk

Materials used in production

Beads

Techniques used in production

Crochet
Beadwork
Applied decoration

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.407-1985
Primary reference Number: 117991
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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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