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Fan case: T.7-1985

Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Canvas, embroidered with polychrome silks in tent stitch. Repeating geometric pattern. Case partially lined with red silk, sewn-in end covered with blue silk. Blue silk cord with two white porcelain beads, painted with three bats in red.

Notes

History note: Col. Leonard C. Messel, the countess of Rosse, his daughter

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Maximum Length: 30.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1985-01-28) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Chinese

Materials used in production

polychrome Silk
porcelain Beads
Canvas

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.7-1985
Primary reference Number: 118096

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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