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Fan case: T.13-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Cream satin embroidered with polychrome silks in Pekinese stitch with a little satin stitch and Peking knots, and couched gilt metallic thread. Ruyi symbol at top; flowering branch and two birds one side; two flowering plants and two butterflies on other side. Case partially lined with faded red silk damask, stiffened with thin board. Side edges and tops bound with black and metallic thread woven ribbon. Flat yellow cord with two pink glass beads. Sewn-in end of black silk.

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: 32.2 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

Components of the work

Partial Lining composed of silk damask ( red)
Lining composed of board

Materials used in production

cream Satin
glass, pink Beads
polychrome Silk
yellow Cord
Gilt metal thread

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.13-1985
Primary reference Number: 118102
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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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