Maker: Unknown
Double pink silk leaf with net insertion, decorated with gold sequins of two types, and gilt and frosted stamped metal paillons (oval garlands, leaves, two different flower heads and fleurons). Bone sticks and guards, pierced with sprays of stylized leaves (16+2) barrel rivet. The net insertion is decorated with eight floral sprays.
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
19th Century, Early#
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1810
CE
Leaf
composed of
silk
( dark pink)
sequins
( gold)
paillons
Width 36.8 cm
Guards
composed of
bone
Length 20.2 cm
Sticks
composed of
bone
Accession number: M.187-1985
Primary reference Number: 117772
Old catalogue number: DR 18/251
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Folding fan" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/117772 Accessed: 2024-12-18 12:05:14
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/117772
|title=Folding fan
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 12:05:14|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-117772
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...