Maker: Unknown
Folding fan, double leaf of dark green silk with net insertion, decorated with stamped, frosted gilt metal paillettes (two leaf shapes, palms, zigzag-edged panels and strips) and gold sequins. Sticks and guards of bone, pierced with simple sprays of stylized leaves (16+2). Barrel rivet with mother-of-pearl washers. The leaf has two horizontal bands of decoration at the top with four vertical panels and stripes below. The upper edge has a gold binding.
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
1799
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
The palmette-shaped frosted, metal, stamped paillettes made their appearance after Napoleon's North African campaign of 1798.
Leaf
composed of
silk
( dark green)
sequins
( gold)
paillettes
( two leaf shapes, palms, zigzag edged panels and strips)
net
Sticks+guards
composed of
bone
Washer
composed of
mother-of-pearl
Guards
Length 20.3 cm
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: M.322-1985
Primary reference Number: 117907
Old object number: 365
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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