Maker: Unknown
Chinese painted folding fan with double paper leaf. The front is decorated with a painted, floral spray on a white background; the reverse, with chinese inscriptions on a gold painted background.
Wooden lower sticks (gorge), guards of wood lacquered black and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
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
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1900
Chinese, for the export market
Guards
composed of
mother-of-pearl
( inlay)
Height 23.5 cm
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
wood
lacquer
Accession number: M.388-1985
Primary reference Number: 117972
Old catalogue number: DR 26/3
Old object number: 320
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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