Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of double paper, the front pale pink with a brown border of neo-classical figures. Possibly incomplete.
Sticks and guards of wood.
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
Production date:
circa
AD 1830
: possibly
European, possibly French
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
wood
Guards
Length 24. cm
Accession number: M.350-1985
Primary reference Number: 117935
Old object number: 393
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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