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Maker/s | Unknown (maker) |
Collection | |
Category |
fans |
Name |
fixed fan |
Description | Fixed fan with loop handle, decorated with birds and flowers. Mica, painted white with applied gilt and silver 'jewels', mounted in cane; the handle is moulded and gilt and bound in red cotton; silk fringe in white, red, green, yellow and blue. |
Production Notes | Probably Southern India |
Production Place | India (maker) (country) Indian (maker) (nationality) |
Technique Description | Mica, painted white with applied gilt and silver 'jewels', mounted in cane; the handle is moulded and gilt and bound in red cotton; silk fringe in white, red, green, yellow and blue. |
Dimensions |
height: (whole): 38.4
cm |
Period | 19th century |
Date | after 1801 to 1900 |
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 | Ensuite with O.17-1985 |
Accession Number | O.17-1985 (Applied Arts) |
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