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Fair Rosamond Fan?: M.224-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Fair Rosamond Fan?

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

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, Mid
George II
Circa 1740 - 1745

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Edge composed of gold paper
Guards composed of ivory Length 26.5 cm
Sticks composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.224-1985
Primary reference Number: 117809
Old catalogue number: DR 2/16

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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