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Fan case: M.417-1985

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Fan case, beige grey basket-weave.
Oval label: 'Irlande / Md de Norventes / Palais Royal, No 28'. Inscribed 'Tallonville' (?) and '393'.

Pressed paper coloured pink, bearing a printed label: ‘IRLANDE-LEMAIRE\Md. de Nouveautés,\Palais-Royal galerie de\pierre, No. 28, côté de la\rue de la Loi. A Paris.’

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

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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

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.417-1985
Primary reference Number: 117999
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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

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