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Brisé fan: MAR.M.243-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Brisé fan, sticks of pierced and gilt ivory with a small length of tortoiseshell at the base of the guards. Rivet heads of cut paste. Leaf painted in colours and gilt. On the back, a central large gilt floral spray flanked by smaller sprays. Border of wavy foliage. On the front, two men in Turkish dress are restraining a young woman, watched by another woman standing to the left; landscape background, with an urn and buildings. Border of flowers and scrolls. Gilt edge.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Width: 49 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
After 1801 CE - Before 1900 CE

Note

French?

School or Style

Rococo at front

Components of the work

Leaf composed of gilt ink
Guards composed of tortoise shell Length 26.2 cm
Sticks+guards composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.243-1912
Primary reference Number: 118059
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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