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Mourning Fan | |
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Title/s | Mourning Fan |
Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
School/Style | |
Description | The double paper leaf is silvered and has a grisaille design of pen. ink and wash; the reverse shows a sprig of flowers painted in grey water colours. The sticks are of pierced ivory, the guards have an addition of some carving. |
Production Notes | This Chinoiserie fan may have been used for mourning. |
Production Place | Europe (maker) (continent) European (maker) (nationality) Italy (maker) (country) () Italian (maker) (nationality) () |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 25.8
cm |
Period | mid 18th Century |
Date | circa 1740 |
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.146-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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