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Prise de la Basteille/les Gardes Francoises et le Bourgeois de Paris le 14 Juillet 1789. (The taking of the Bastille) | |
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Title/s | Prise de la Basteille/les Gardes Francoises et le Bourgeois de Paris le 14 Juillet 1789. |
Translated title | The taking of the Bastille |
Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Brisé fan; sticks and guards of wood, the former pierced and decorated with three applied stipple prints; the taking of the Bastille, titled 'Prise de la Bastille/les Gardes Françaises et les Bourgeois de Paris le 14 Juillet 1789', flanked by smaller prints of a woman in classical dress holding up a vase, and a youth carrying grapes in a basket. Brown silk ribboning. |
Production Place | France, (maker) (country) French (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Brisé fan; sticks and guards of wood, the former pierced and decorated with three applied stipple prints. Brown silk ribboning. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 28.3
cm |
Period | 4th quarter 18th century |
Date | after 1789 |
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.289-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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