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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
folding fan |
Description | Single vellum leaf painted in bodycolour and gilt. On the front, a representation of David and Abigail; on the reverse, a lamb, a bird, a butterfly and a basket of fruit. The sticks are of ivory pierced in a fishscale motif and then etched; the guards are of carved and etched ivory. |
Production Notes | The sticks and guards are Chinese and would have been exported to Europe to be mounted and decorated. |
Production Place | Northwest Europe (maker) (continent) () Chinese (maker) (country) () |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 24.5
cm |
Period | early 18th Century |
Date | circa 1720 to 1730 |
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.277-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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