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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
Description | Folding fan, double leaf of cream silk, embroidered in three shades of pink, two shades of lavender, light brown and cream silk with gilt metallic thread and with gold sequins of two shapes. Sticks and guards of ivory, pierced, silvered and gilt (16+2). Rivet set with clear pastes. In the centre, a floral motif with sequin border above and on each side. The top edge has a gold binding. |
Production Place | France, (maker) (country) French (maker) (nationality) |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 18.8
cm |
Period | early 19th Century |
Date | circa 1800 to 1815 |
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 |
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Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.189-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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