Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of double "chickenskin". Painted in gouache with a view of the Bay of Naples, with an eruption of Vesuvius on the reverse.
Sticks and guards of horn (greenhorn).
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter 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
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
1800
-
1810
Sticks, Guards
composed of
horn
( greenhorn)
Leaf
composed of
chicken skin
gouache
Guards
Length 18.7 cm
Accession number: M.43-1985
Primary reference Number: 117629
Old catalogue number: DR 14/220
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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