Maker: Unknown
Double chickenskin leaf, painted in bodycolour and silvered; the reverse shows fishermen by a river with boats. The sticks are of painted ivory and the guards of polished bamboo, strengthened with tortoiseshell at the head.
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.
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1740
-
Circa
1750
Northern Europe
Guards
composed of
tortoise shell
( to strengthen)
bamboo
Length 25.2 cm
Leaf
composed of
chicken skin
Sticks
composed of
ivory
Accession number: M.133-1985
Primary reference Number: 117718
Old catalogue number: DR 29/225
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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