IDENTIFIERS
-----------
id:	118116
accession number:	T.27-1985

DATE AUDIT
----------
created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 25 February 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
----------------
object type: Dark blue satin embroidered with silver metallic thread, couched and Pekinese stitch.  Ruyi symbol at top, character for 'long life' alternating with another character, six characters in same arrangement on each side.  Case lined with pale blue satin, tops and edges bound with blue and cream woven ribbon; sewn-in end of dark blue damask.  Round cream cord with two knotted beads of silver metal thread.
title:	fan case

NOTES
-----
type: history note
value: Col. Leonard C. Messel, the Countess of Rosse, his daughter


LICENSING
---------
text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
---------
instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
collection:	Messel-Rosse Collection
creditline: Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

STABLE URL
----------
url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118116





TECHNIQUES
----------
embroidering

CATEGORIES
------
category: fans

DATING
------
creation date:	1800 - 1899
creation date earliest:	1800
creation date latest:	1899
culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
--------
maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
----------
dimension: Maximum Length
units: cm
value: 30.1