Maker: Unknown
Folding fan of double paper. Painted in watercolours with a fisherman and a woman near a bridge.
Sticks and guards of lacquered and gilded wood (22+2).
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)
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 1850
Chinese, for the export market, or European chinoiserie.
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
wood
gilt
lacquer
Guards
Height 29.5 cm
Accession number: M.373-1985
Primary reference Number: 117957
Old object number: 285
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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