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Wide-ended Folding Fan
Maker: Unknown
Leaf of paper, painted in ink, polychrome opaque water-colours and gold. Guards and sticks of bamboo, pierced, and lacquered. Decorated on both sides of the leaf with ho-ho bird and paulownia tree.
History note: Colonel Leonard Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century, Mid#
Circa
1840
-
1850
The wrapper catalogued as O.15A-1985 is certainly for this type of fan, but seems too wide for this particlar example, and may be slightly earlier in date. It is therefore catalogued separately.
Leaf
composed of
paper
Decoration
composed of
watercolour
Sticks
composed of
wood
Accession number: O.15 & A-1985
Primary reference Number: 140683
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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