IDENTIFIERS
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id:	118117
accession number:	T.28-1985

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

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Dark blue satin embroidered with gold and silver metal thread in Pekinese stitch (red and white silk threads used for foundation stitches) coloured silks in Pekinese and stem stitch used for small amounts of detailing.   Ruyi symbol at top;  a phoenix, centrally placed, has rows of the character for 'long life' above and below;  both sides similar.   Case partially lined with red satin, stiffened with thin board;  tops and edges bound with blue and cream ribbon.   Sewn-in end of blue satin, lower quarter and base supported by stiffer board.
title:	fan case

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


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

OWNERSHIP
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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
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/118117





TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: fans

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

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Maximum Length
units: cm
value: 31.4