Production: Unknown
Wrapper printed and decorated with peacock feathers and a peony. Paper, printed in polychrome from woodblocks.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial fund
Method of acquisition: Given (1985) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1850
The wrapper is certainly for this type of fan, but seems to wide for this particular example, and may be of a slightly earlier date.
Wrapper composed of ink ( possibly) paper
Accession number: O.15b-1985
Primary reference Number: 118477
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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