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Maker: Unknown
Wedge-shaped brisé fan with ivory sticks, pierced, painted in red, green, slate blue, brown, black, and gold. Guards: plain ivory painted in brown, red, green and gold, the head strengthened with tortoiseshell. (20+2) Gold stringing. Rivet of brass ?.
Front: The decoration is arranged in four horizontal bands. 1. Geometrical motifs, pierced and painted red, green and gold. 2. A European outdoor scene in which two servants bring a pig or tiger to a pipe-smoking gentleman seated beside a standing gentleman who is extending his arm towards another servant, who carries a stick. On both sides there is a long-tailed exotic bird among flowers and foliage. 3.Three oval panels reserved in a red band, the centre oval is painted with a crab and a fish, the others with stylized plants. 4. Foliage and flowers. The area below the shoulder is undecorated.
Reverse: The same design reversed.
Guards: Prunus sprays
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); 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
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century, Early#
Circa
1710
CE
-
Circa
1720
CE
Chinese for European market, possibly made in China and painted in Holland.
Rivet
composed of
brass (alloy)
( probably)
Sticks+guards
composed of
paint
( red, green, slate blue, brown, black, gold)
ivory
Guards
composed of
tortoise shell
Length 25.6 cm
Stringing
composed of
gold
Sticks
Accession number: M.85-1985
Primary reference Number: 117671
Old catalogue number: DR/12/172
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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