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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
Description | Double silk leaf painted in bodycolour and decorated with silver and gold tambour work, silver and gold sequins and gold paint. The reverse has a light tracing of the main elements of the design in red, blue and purple paint. The sticks and guards are of mother-of-pearl, etched, silvered and gilt and the guards are also back with gold foil. |
Production Notes | This is a Marriage Fan; the two flaming hearts on the altars denote "eternal love". |
Production Place | England (country) () France, (country) () English (nationality) () French (nationality) () |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 27.0
cm |
Period | 2nd half 18th century |
Date | circa 1760 to 1780 |
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.217-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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