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Brisé fan: M.76-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Categories

Description

Brise fan, elaborately pierced. Brown ribbon, barrel rivet.

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 Museum

Measurements and weight

Width: 27.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century-19th Century
1790 - 1810

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Guards Length 16.0 cm

Materials used in production

brown Ribbon

Techniques used in production

Piercing

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.76-1985
Primary reference Number: 117662
Old catalogue number: DR 20/260
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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