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Five Women Dancing to a Lyre: M.103-2015

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Five Women Dancing to a Lyre

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan depicting five women dancing to a lyre.
Paper leaf, with a stipple engraving printed in two colours on wood sticks.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 216

Legal notes

Accepted by H. M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax from the Lennox Boyd Estate

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2015-04-27) by H.M. Government

Dating

18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1795

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of wood
Paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.103-2015
Primary reference Number: 204666
Sale number: 216

Audit data

Created: Thursday 23 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Five Women Dancing to a Lyre" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204666 Accessed: 2024-04-25 07:53:51

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