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Brisé fan: M.126-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Ivory sticks and guards with arched serrated ends (23+2), pieced and painted in bodycolour. Cream silk ribbon. Steel rivet with ivory washers. The central section of the fan opens four ways, showing four scenes:
l. A young woman with a basket of flowers over her right
arm, seated under a tree in a garden.
2. A youth playing a lyre, seated under a tree in a
landscape.
3. A peasant girl with a pot on her head, walking in a
wooded landscape with a barn in the background.
4. A basket of flowers, including pansies and roses.
Sticks: The pierced design comprising zig-zags formed by vertical lines, ogees and stylized plants is arranged in horizontal bands on either side of the central panel. Above the ribboning there are three plants motifs on each stick.
Guards: Vertical stylized plant sprays with two rosettes at the top

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Late-19th Century, Early#
Circa 1790 - Circa 1820

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Ribbon composed of silk ( cream)
Sticks+guards composed of bodycolour
Rivet composed of steel
Sticks+guards+washer composed of ivory
Guards Length 15.5 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.126-1985
Primary reference Number: 117711
Old catalogue number: DR 3/26
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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