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Folding fan: M.235-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan of paper, double leaf. Painted in trompe l'oeil in watercolours, with a butterfly and collage of letters. On the reverse is a map of England.
Sticks and guards of wood

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
Production date: circa AD 1790

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Sticks, Guards composed of wood
Guards Length 19.5 cm

Materials used in production

Paper
Watercolour

Techniques used in production

Painted

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.235-1985
Primary reference Number: 117820
Old catalogue number: DR 29/377
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 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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