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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
cockade fan |
Description | Paper leaf folding fan, consisting of two semi-circular, pleated leaves, mounted on a black lacquered handle, decorated in gold lacquer with a traditional chinese scene. Both leaves are painted with a symmetrical design of butterflies and flowers and edged with coloured feathers. Two silk tassels: green and red. |
Production Place | China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Dimensions |
height: (guards): 26.6
cm |
Period | mid 19th century |
Date | circa 1850 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-92)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.379-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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