Maker: Unknown
Screen fan, decorated with sun and moon in clouds with constellation. Stick: softwood, with applied, stamped and punched copper mounts. Face: copper; punched, roughened and parcel gilt, with applied stamped parcel-gilt details. This may have been a votive offering to a temple.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 31.9 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
18th Century-19th Century#
After
1701
-
Before
1900
Possibly a votive offering to a temple
Face
composed of
gilt
copper
Sticks
composed of
softwood
Stick
composed of
copper
Gilt
Accession number: O.23-1985
Primary reference Number: 118479
Old object number: 427
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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