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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Brisé fan, sticks of shaped, fretted, pierced, carved and painted ivory, guards of fretted and carved ivory with a magnifying glass in a brass frame at each end. Ribbon of cream textile (new). Front: In the centre, a medallion painted with a women and a man who is cutting their initials in a tree. The circle is flanked by two cartouches with baskets of flowers. All the sticks have large holes on top which overlap when the fan is open. Back: undecorated. Guards: foliage under a man holding a hat standing under a tree. The front guards and back guard have a magnifying glass fixed onto the loops on top. When the fan is closed all the loops form a window. |
Production Place | France, (maker) (country) French (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Brisé fan, sticks of shaped, fretted, pierced, carved and painted ivory, guards of fretted and carved ivory with a magnifying glass in a brass frame at each end. Ribbon of cream textile (new). |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 18.9
cm |
Period | early 19th Century |
Date | circa 1820 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter 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 |
Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.107-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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