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Classical Allegory with Minerva: M.129-2015

Object information

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Titles

Classical Allegory with Minerva

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Folding fan with a classical allegorical scene. Depicting Minerva with a young man, a priestess offering a sacrifice, and muses.
Paper leaf with stipple engraving and painted floral reserves on plain bone sticks.

The engraving looks neither French nor English

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 260

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 1780

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of bone

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.129-2015
Primary reference Number: 204693
Sale number: 260
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Friday 24 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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