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Folding fan: M.41-1940

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Kid leaf showing a grape harvest scene. Plain straight tortoiseshell sticks.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Miss Grace F. Clarke

Measurements and weight

Width: 41 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1940) by Clarke, Grace F., Miss

Dating

17th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1680

Components of the work

Leaf composed of kid
Sticks composed of tortoise shell
Guards Length 23.2 cm

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.41-1940
Primary reference Number: 118074
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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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