Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of vellum, single leaf. Painted in gouache depicting a hunt and four people in a landscape.
Sticks of pierced ivory, guards of carved and pierced ivory.
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
1770
-
1780
Leaf
composed of
vellum
gouache
Sticks, Guards
composed of
ivory
Guards
Length 27.9 cm
Accession number: M.157-1985
Primary reference Number: 117742
Old catalogue number: DR 28/361
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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