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Folding fan: M.10-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan of black paper painted with a Biblical scene. Ivory sticks and guards.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard Messel (1872-1953); his daughter, Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)

Legal notes

Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Width: 42.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: circa AD 1680

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper ( black)
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory
Guards Length 28.2 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.10-1985
Primary reference Number: 117596
Old catalogue number: DR 7/137
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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