Maker: Unknown
Brisé fan, decorated, obverse: with flowering prunus and bamboo; reverse with butterflies, swallows and clouds. Pin finial a swallow. 37 segments: probably Hi wood, painted in ink, polychrome opaque watercolours and gold, with royal blue silk knotted cords and crimson tassels, bound with yellow.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Length: 33.8 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
-
Before
1900
Lady's court fan
Segments
composed of
Hi wood
( probably)
gold paint
watercolours
ink
Cord+tassels
composed of
silk
Accession number: O.47-1985
Primary reference Number: 118495
Old object number: 440
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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