Folding fan commemorating the marriage of George, Prince of Wales, and Caroline of Brunswick
Maker: Sudlow's Fan Warehouse
Folding fan with a trompe l'oeil scene. Paper leaf with hand coloured stipple on carved, pierced and fretted ivory sticks with carved decoration, with gold paper backing.
History note: Published at Sudlows, 1795. See Christies no. Schreiber/Cust page 4. no. 14 (SE116) Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 225
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 1795
This fan forms part of the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd, allocated to the Museum by H.M. Government in lieu of inheritance tax in 2015. The collection of over 600 fans ranges in date from the 18th to the 20th centuries and in type from bejewelled and hand-painted court and wedding fans, to printed mass-produced advertising fans, aide-memoire fans, mourning fans and children’s fans.
Trompe l’oeil in French means to ‘deceive the eye’. This fan shows randomly scattered printed portraits and hand-written poems. Published by Sudlow's Fan Warehouse to celebrate the marriage of the Prince of Wales (the future George IV) to his cousin in April 1795. In addition to their portraits, there are caricature portraits, images of domestic happiness, and ironic love poems.
Leaf
composed of
paper
Sticks, Guards
composed of
gold paper
ivory
Accession number: M.107-2015
Primary reference Number: 204670
Sale number: 225
14/SE116
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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