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Folding fan: MAR.M.235-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan, painted paper leaf, bone sticks, silvered mother-of-pearl button, and ordinary rivet.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Width: 48 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1780

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone
Button composed of mother-of-pearl
Guards Length 27 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.235-1912
Primary reference Number: 118051
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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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