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Zodiac Fan | |
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Title/s | Zodiac Fan |
Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
Description | Double paper leaf with a hand coloured stipple engraving of three seperate scenes, together with a border showing the signs of the Zodiac. The imprint reads "Published at the Act directs by J. Cock, J.P. Crowder & Co. 21 Wood Street Cheapside London, Oct 2. 1801". The sticks and guards are of pierced and polished ivory. |
Production Notes | Unusually, rays of the sun stream from the Scorpio sign, showing that this fan may have been a birthday gift. |
Production Place | England (maker) (country) English (maker) (nationality) |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 29.1
cm |
Period | early 19th Century |
Date | circa 1801 |
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 |
Documentation |
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Other Notes | |
Accession Number | M.216-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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