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Folding fan: M.221-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Double leaf of silk, painted in bodycolour and embroidered with gold sequins and beads. Gold paper binding on upper edge and gold strip on lower edge. Sticks and guards of ivory pierced, silvered and gilt (14+2); the guards backed in red foil and mother-of-pearl. Design including an outdoor conversation piece and two smaller scenes.

Double leaf of silk, painted in bodycolour and embroidered with gold sequins and beads. Gold paper binding on upper edge and gold strip on lower edge. Sticks and guards of ivory pierced, silvered and gilt (14+2); the guards backed in red foil and mother-of-pearl. Rivet set with clear pastes. Front: In the middle is a shaped oval cartouche painted with an outdoor conversation piece: a gentleman standing beside two ladies who are seated on a bank in front of a pedestal surmounted by an urn, and are glancing apprehensively at a small boy on the left, who is holding a cage; a small dog approaches the group from the right. On each side there is a smaller scene: on the left a still life comprising a melon and a slice of melon, two glasses of wine, a bottle and some fabric grouped in front of a bushes and a garden pedestal surmounted by a ball; on the right, a quiver of arrows, a bow, a flaming heart, two doves and forget-me-nots grouped in front of trees with a pedestal surmounted by a ball on the left. The painted areas are enclosed by scrolls and loops of embroidered sequins and beads; the loops flanking the central scene enclose painted purple feathers, and those over the lateral scenes enclose dark pink feathers. In addition there are sprays of flowers in the spaces between the feathers. The left, upper and right edges have borders of gold and red lines, elongated Ss, vases and flowers. Reverse: In the centre a spray of pink flowers and foliage flanked by smaller sprays. The outlines of the scrolls and loops on the front are painted in red. Sticks: Finely pierced with diaper patterns, circular medallions containing scrolls, oval and shaped cartouches containing flowers, outlined in silver and gold foil. Guards: On the upper part, a tapering panel pierced by diaper work and a trophy, backed by red foil and mother-of-pearl. Below, formal motifs and flowers.

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
George III
Circa 1780 CE - Circa 1785 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of sequins ( gold) bodycolour beads
Guards composed of foil ( red) mother-of-pearl Length 27.8 cm
Sticks+guards composed of ivory

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.221-1985
Primary reference Number: 117806
Old catalogue number: DR 29/378
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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