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Scene from Ovid: M.109-2015

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Scene from Ovid

Maker(s)

Publisher: Gamble, Martha

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Description

Folding fan depicting the four muses, one reading to Ovid, with the sea, a ship, and two sailors.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching, on Chinese ivory lacquered sticks and guards.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 228

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: AD 1744

Components of the work

Sticks, Guards composed of ivory ( Chinese) lacquer
Leaf composed of paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.109-2015
Primary reference Number: 204672
Sale number: 228

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) "Scene from Ovid" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204672 Accessed: 2024-04-19 15:33:41

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