An allegory of commerce
Maker: Unknown
The paper leaf hand painted with extensively decorated floral reserves, on pierced and painted ivory sticks and carved, pierced and painted ivory guards.
Against a background of a port, are four men in the centre talking, and on the left men unload cargo from a ship.
History note: The Lennox Boyd Collection. Christies no. 11.
Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from The Lennox Boyd Estate.
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government
18th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1750
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
paint
ivory
Guards
Accession number: M.35-2015
Primary reference Number: 204661
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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