15929997320001312637261000Standard Recordobject-117943170206261615916756950760001702062267546fitz-onlineadlib-object-117943https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11794337f95c5c-8ee3-3d87-9e5b-c62d3ee7058112referenceagent-172857adlib-agent-172857a14cf9de-dd26-3013-a9b8-9dc60ae6ebf6Messel, Leonardreferenceagent-172856adlib-agent-17285671f39a0b-c347-3d6b-9888-73f17b5c827fCountess of Rosse, Annepersonreferenceagent-149799adlib-agent-1497995d0c9de7-e78b-3027-9f17-986966711aebboypersonreferenceagent-149882adlib-agent-1498827e8a7980-d55c-3efa-af00-898345039315girlreferenceterm-109696adlib-term-109696e6dde16e-97a0-3438-855e-c9c6d5660622fansreferenceterm-119657adlib-term-119657474b5499-0c66-3055-bf46-3abe0955889eMessel-Rosse Collectionreferenceterm-106206adlib-term-106206da969d02-66a2-3e51-8dde-d1d8613f2ff6paperreferenceterm-106241adlib-term-106241ad99470e-9e8a-379d-8a5c-f2ab49864f4bbodycolourreferenceterm-119822adlib-term-1198226583adaa-9378-352e-95eb-352393ea3ed4micareferenceterm-27716adlib-term-27716246eefd8-f18b-3c47-8338-d68140b3497egiltLeafFolding fan, the leaf composed of three bands of mica panels, mounted in double paper, painted in bodycolour and gilt. Ivory sticks of serpentine form; guards of ivory, the lower part serpentine, the upper part pierced by three panels backed with mica mounted in paper. Brass rivetreferenceterm-28848adlib-term-288486d70e581-4c5d-3597-ae8f-171bda2fb098mountingreferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-119822adlib-term-1198226583adaa-9378-352e-95eb-352393ea3ed4micaLeaf+sticks+guardsreferenceterm-40149adlib-term-4014989c91a11-c946-3355-a7f0-e9d757f7a1d5ivorySticks+guardsreferenceterm-26483adlib-term-26483c5756b64-2720-3558-9d90-98bd4a27592fpiercingreferenceterm-40335adlib-term-4033580b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4brass (alloy)RivetHeightcm25.8Heightin10 1/8Guardsreferenceterm-119935adlib-term-1199350cbb5d67-28e9-3714-b0b9-a4d1b8b1508abackingApplied ArtsFolding fan, the leaf composed of three bands of mica panels, mounted in double paper, painted in bodycolour and gilt. Ivory sticks of serpentine form; guards of ivory, the lower part serpentine, the upper part pierced by three panels backed with mica mounted in paper. Brass rivet. Front. The mica panels are painted in colours with different motifs including: floral sprays, flowers in vases, flowers with a bird, flowers with a dog, a dog with a bird, a bird with a dragonfly, a butterfly, a boy with a butterfly, a boy playing a pipe, a Cupid holding a heart, a Cupid brandishing an arrow, a seated boy, a female bust; some occurring more than once, but not identically. The horizontal paper borders between the panels are painted alternately black and blue with gilt ornament. Reverse: Mica undecorated, paper mounts painted en suite with those on the front. Sticks: lower part plain except for cog-like nicks in the edges. Upper part behind the leaf painted with gold squiggles. Guards: lower part plain except for cog-like nicks in the edges. Above the shoulder they have a border of diagonal strokes.131referenceexhibition-2376adlib-exhibition-23763e2208a0-ad25-3b64-b03f-cb63aa00fd02Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the EnlightenmentM.359-19851accession numberM.359-1985117943priref117943urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/117943https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/117943referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPurchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-172856adlib-agent-17285671f39a0b-c347-3d6b-9888-73f17b5c827fCountess of Rosse, Anne198519851985-01-28boughtEntry date: 1985-01-2816651665CE1665circa1665170011700CE1700circa1700makerreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownFolding fans with pleated leaves were introduced into Europe from the Far East in the sixteenth century, and their use was widespread by the mid-seventeenth century. The sticks and guards were usually made of wood, bone, ivory or tortoiseshell, and the leaves of fine skin, paper or silk. Fans with translucent mica inserts had been made since the late sixteenth century, but examples with leaves made mainly of mica are now extremely rare. Only three examples are known that are strictly comparable to this one, which is constructed of three rows of mica panels, naively painted with children, dogs, birds and rose sprays, and mounted between strips of painted and gilt paper. This example is one of over 500 fans and unmounted fan leaves, both European and Oriental, acquired from the late Anne, Countess of Rosse. 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imagereferenceterm-110712adlib-term-11071262af496a-308b-35b5-9f83-c7a0f36fba19folding fanhistory noteColonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl.pl. 2referencepublication-4712adlib-publication-4712e54f9e6e-cf79-3ee2-9c57-536c5acca4f1Fans from the Fitzwilliam. A Selection from the Messel-Rosse CollectionPubl., p. 146, pl. 3146referencepublication-200001902adlib-publication-200001902b77ceefb-f934-3e75-8dd8-60094e30a4e3Fantasy in Plume and Parchment, European Fans from the Leonard Messel CollectionPubl.145referencepublication-382adlib-publication-382ee5148de-e3eb-3d38-88db-9a331edf70b6Treasures of the Fitzwilliam MuseumPubl., p. 171, pl. 115171referencepublication-5095adlib-publication-509577ef2a55-f6b3-3fa3-baee-17c5760217cbA Collector's History of FansPubl.36referencepublication-200001895adlib-publication-20000189574333248-4531-3f35-a358-3e99505d94a9A Flutter of FansPubl., p. 96, pl. 296referencepublication-200001896adlib-publication-200001896c6a37961-3497-3b94-87d7-771b9c733754Une des plus belles collections d'eventails du mondePubl., p. 9, fig. 129referencepublication-5093adlib-publication-5093cdbdc45e-0a98-3099-aa63-25e1bb78a2f3The FanPubl.109referencepublication-5094adlib-publication-5094c3e91c93-8e6d-35db-b8d0-03dd389fb1fcThe History of the FanPubl.30referencepublication-200002013adlib-publication-2000020139d0e7d92-c3aa-3321-b1a8-f52d17ba221eNews, Cambridge FansPubl.pl. X(a)referencepublication-5469adlib-publication-5469bb70c233-c320-3e91-a64d-92aed82f2cc8The Annual Reports of the syndicate and of the Friends of the Fitzwilliam for the year ending 31 December 1987Publ. p. 136-7, Fig. 148, and p. 268, Cat. 131136, 137, 268referencepublication-7751adlib-publication-7751cfa79c6e-ae29-31e3-85fa-3a838db1be3cTreasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the EnlightenmentNo. 110, Spring 2021, p. 69referencepublication-400000769adlib-publication-400000769deea3966-0308-3c10-9ebe-eebbb8f2212cFans, The Bulletin of the Fan Circle Internationalreferenceterm-10624adlib-term-10624c882b99a-0b49-320e-8d8a-fd72a34d8848Baroqueanimalreferenceterm-81073adlib-term-81073afcd0aec-cc0b-385e-8b79-3c42b02cf3e8dogliteraldogdogreferenceterm-110712adlib-term-11071262af496a-308b-35b5-9f83-c7a0f36fba19folding fanfolding fanThe Messel Mica Fanobject
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