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1796 Leap Year: M.110-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

1796 Leap Year

Maker(s)

Publisher: Cock, John & Crowder, J. P.

Entities

Categories

Description

Folding fan.
Paper leaves, printed with six uncoloured aquatint medallions, on plain wooden sticks and guards (one guard missing)

Notes

History note: Schreiber/Cust pl. 12 no. 54 Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 233

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 1796

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.110-2015
Primary reference Number: 204673
Sale number: 233
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 23 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "1796 Leap Year" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204673 Accessed: 2024-12-25 04:48:10

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