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Fan leaf: M.464-1985

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Dismounted fan leaf. Cream silk painted in puce with a landscape, with building and four figures on the left, and on the right are a boat with two people on a lake, and a mountain.
Signed 'P.D. Giovanni' on the right 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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

European, probably Italian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf Height 11.9 cm Width 39.1 cm

Materials used in production

Silk
Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.464-1985
Primary reference Number: 118046

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017

Associated departments & institutions

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

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