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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
brisé fan |
Description | Tortoiseshell brise fan. Sticks of pierced and carved tortoiseshell; guards are carved (21+2). Red silk ribbon and brass(?) rivet. Front: Pierced by longitudinal striations and carved below the ribbon with genre scenes, enclosed by a pierced floral border. Above the ribbon there are single figures and cattle. Reverse: The same design in reverse. Guards: The fronts are carved with two figures, a phoenix and a dragon, the backs with four figures. |
Production Notes | Chinese for European market |
Production Place | China (maker) (country) Chinese (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Sticks pierced and carved tortoiseshell. Guards carved. (21+2) Red silk ribbon. Rivet brass ?. |
Dimensions |
length: (guards): 19.0
cm |
Period | early 19th Century |
Date | circa 1820 |
Provenance | bought: Anne, Countess of Rosse 1985-01-28 (Filtered for: Applied Arts collection) Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)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.386-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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