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Folding fan: M.411-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan of double leaf paper, of assymetrical design. The front leaf is decorated with a floral spray and butterflies, painted in red on brown silk(?) leaf; the reverse leaf design is an assymetrical copy of this design, outlined in red.
The wooden sticks and guards (18+2) are lacquered brown, decorated in painted gold with chinese garden scenes, bordered with flowers and leaves. Brass alloy (?) rivet with a brown loop and two brown silk tassels.

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)

Legal notes

Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

19th Century, third quarter#
Production date: circa AD 1860

Note

Cantonese, for the export market.

School or Style

Baroque

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper silk
Sticks, Guards composed of wood lacquer
Guards Height 41.0 cm

Materials used in production

Paint

Techniques used in production

Painting

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.411-1985
Primary reference Number: 117993
Old object number: 468
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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