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Love's Arrows: M.45-1985

Current Location: In storage

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Love's Arrows

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Horn cockade fan with a blue ribbon, with a quizzing glass.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
1790 - 1800

Note

It is unclear if this object is English, French or Dutch, etc.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Guards Length 14.4 cm

Materials used in production

Ribbon
Horn
Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.45-1985
Primary reference Number: 117631
Old catalogue number: DR 5/84

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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