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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Ivory brisé fan featuring pierced, rounded finials and gorge and a carved central main body, featuring three cartouches; a small, central monogram cartouche, flanked by two larger medallions with pagoda designs. Above the central cartouche, there is a carved female figure and surrounding the cartouches are carved designs of birds and flowers. |
Production Notes | An ivory brisé from China, made for the European market, often for weddings or christenings. The central cartouche was finished with a monogram in Europe, where, at that time, many Chinese craftsmen were employed. |
Production Place | China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Dimensions |
height: (guards): 26.1
cm |
Date | circa 1760 to 1770 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) 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 |
Documentation |
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Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.93-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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