Maker: Unknown
Brise fan of tortoise shell, with heavy decoration of gilding and cut steels. With rivet.
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 Museum
Width: 35.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
1810
-
1840
Decoration
composed of
steel
Guards
Length 18.4 cm
Accession number: M.64-1985
Primary reference Number: 117650
Old catalogue number: DR 5/85
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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