The "Infant Moses" fan: M.260-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The "Infant Moses" fan

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Folding fan

Categories

Fans

Description

Single vellum leaf, painted in bodycolour, showing "The Infant Moses treading on the Crown of Pharaoh"; the reverse is black with light gilding. The sticks and guards are of ivory, pierced and carved and strengthened at the head with mother-of-pearl.

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, Early#
Production date: circa AD 1720

Note

The colouring on ther reverse is like that of fans made at Spa, near Liege, Belgium.

School or Style

Shape of sticks known as "Battoir"

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of gilding ( reverse) bodycolour vellum
Sticks, Guards composed of mother-of-pearl ( to strengthen) ivory
Guards Length 28.0 cm

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.260-1985
Primary reference Number: 117845
Old catalogue number: DR 28/366
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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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