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Folding fan: M.14-1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Paper leaf painted with five figures in Watteau style. Ivory guards.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Sigismund Goetze

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943-11-06) by Goetze, Constance, Mrs

Dating

Louis XVI
After 1774 - Before 1792

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Decoration composed of paint
Guards composed of ivory Length 27.7 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.14-1943
Primary reference Number: 118075
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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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