Title:
Corradino Fan
Maker:
Fdo. Coustellier & Cie; manufacturer
Collection:
Messel-Rosse Collection
Category:
fans
Name:
folding fan
Date:
circa 1830
Period(s):
2nd quarter 19th century; Louis-Phillipe I
Description(s):
Folding fan, double leaf, chicken skin on the back and paper on the front, printed in black, painted in watercolours and gilt. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory inlaid with cut steel sequins. Guards of carved and pierced ivory overlaid with engraved steel plates and clouté with steels. Music and figures on front, pseudo-Turkish scene on back.
Folding fan, double leaf, chicken skin on the back and paper on the front, printed in black, painted in watercolours and gilt. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory inlaid with cut steel sequins. Guards of carved and pierced ivory overlaid with engraved steel plates and clouté with steels; the head is strengthened with mother-of-pearl. (16+2) Steel rivet with ivory washers. Front: in the middle, a bearded man in a long furred gown addresses three young ladies, standing in a landscape with trees at the sides. Above in gold, the title 'Corradino' is printed. The rest of the leaf, including the area over the title is occupied by the music and the words of the song in Italian and Spanish. The left, upper and right edges have a formal border incorporating stylised flowers, leaves and half rosettes in gold and black. The lower right corner is inscribed 'FC.No 481 1/2'. Back: a pseudo-Turkish scene of two girls dancing with a scarf while a man seated beside a palm tree plays a stringed instrument. Inscribed below 'Belleville No 280'. On either side there is a spray of stylised flowers and foliage in gold, pink and red. The upper edge has a border of gold S-scrolls, floral sprays and interlacing semi-circles; the left and right edges have gold S-scrolls; and the lower edge a continuous stem of leaves. Sticks and Guards: unusual piercing, so that when closed it is possible to see through the guards and sticks.
Production
Place:
France, Paris, Colmar
Production
Place (legacy):
Colmar, Paris, manufacturer, place
France, manufacturer, country
French, manufacturer, nationality
Production
Note:
The firm of Fdo. Coustellier & Cie of Paris had an extensive export trade with Spain, and in 1829 founded a branch there. Corradino was one of two alternative titles for Rossini's opera, Mathilde de Shabran, first performed in Rome in 1821.
Technique(s):
printing; leaf
painting; leaf
carving; sticks+guards
piercing; sticks+guards
engraving; guards
clouté; guards
Material(s):
paper; leaf
chickenskin; leaf
ink; leaf
watercolours; leaf
gilt; leaf
ivory; sticks+guards
steel sequins; sticks
steel; guards; plates
mother-of-pearl; guards
Technique
Description:
Double leaf, chicken skin on the back and paper on the front, printed in black, painted in watercolours and gilt. Sticks of carved and pierced ivory inlaid with cut steel sequins. Guards of carved and pierced ivory overlaid with engraved steel plates and clouté with steels; the head is strengthened with mother-of-pearl. (16+2) Steel rivet with ivory washers
Dimension(s):
length, guards, 21.6, cm
width
Acquisition:
bought; 1985-01-28; Anne, Countess of Rosse
Provenance:
Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Associated
Person(s):
Messel, Leonard; owner
Anne, Countess of Rosse; owner
Notes(s):
This music has been lifted from Rossini's Matilde di Shabran (1821) A similar fan with a song entitled 'Torvaldo y Dorliska Musica del Meastro rossini' signed 'Paris. fabrica de Abanicos de Fdo. coustellier y cia. F.C. No 495', and on the back 'F.C.No 485'.
Acquisition Credit:
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from the Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Alternative
Number:
old catalogue number; DR 22/280; Messel-Rosse Collection; 1985
Documentation:
Armstrong, Nancy. 1985. Fans from the Fitzwilliam. A Selection from the Messel-Rosse Collection.Cambridge (Cambs.): Fitzwilliam Museum Enterprises Ltdp. pl. 25
Publ.
Kammerl, Christl. 1989. Der Facher.Munich: p. 193-194
Cf: A fan of similar type with a song entitled 'Torvaldo y Dorliska Musica del Maestro Rossini', signed 'Paris. Fabrica de Abanicos de Fdo. Coustellier y Cia. F.C. N 495' and on the back 'F.C. N 485', pp. 193-194, no. 107
Accession:
Object Number: M.40-1985
(Applied Arts)
(record id: 117626; input: 2004-12-07; modified: 2012-09-20)
Permanent
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