Hundred Faces Fan: O.2 & A-1943

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hundred Faces Fan

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Folding fan

Categories

Fans

Description

Folding fan, with double paper leaf, with silk tassels incorporating silver, gold and purple silk about 100 faces on ivory on each side. Woven silk roses applied onto a double paper ground leaf. A normal pattern is used for the painted border. In the scene there are several different types of fans in use. Seated lady rider on a white horse. Very finely carved sticks and guards. Box (A)

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Sigismund Goetze

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1840 CE - Circa 1880 CE

School or Style

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Tassels+roses composed of silk
Sticks+guards composed of ivory
Guards Length 27.9 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.2 & A-1943
Primary reference Number: 118078
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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