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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
Description | Double paper leaf, printed in black, painted in water-colours and gilt. Sticks and guards of shaped and pierced bone (18+2), guards originally gilt. Rivet with ivory washer. Front: In the centre, an altar surmounted by a lyre flanked by doves, with above 'Abanico de los Cortejos'. On the left, a gentleman with a lady on each side, with above 'Con que ayre y gusto marchan\Las Damas por el pasco, Acompanadas y viendo/En su abanico el Cortejo.' On the right, a gentleman with a lady on each side, with above 'Este es el nuevo Abanico,/De la moda del Cortejo, Senoritas a comparlo,/Cavalleros a ofrecerlo.' Border of kidney shapes, quatrefoils, ovals and dots in maroon and gold. Reverse: Undecorated. Sticks and guards: pierced by simple pointed and semi-circular shapes. |
Production Notes | Spanish, or French for the Spanish market |
Production Place | Spain (maker) (country) Spanish (maker) (nationality) France (maker) (country) French (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Double paper leaf, printed in black, painted in water-colours and gilt. Sticks and guards of shaped and pierced bone (18+2), guards originally gilt. Rivet with ivory washer. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 22.4
cm |
Period | 2nd half 18th century |
Date | circa 1760 to 1790 |
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.252-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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