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The Ghost: M.136-2015

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The Ghost

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan with paper leaf. Decorated with a stipple printed in colours after Richard Westall, on pierced and fretted wooden sticks with silver decoration.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 268

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
Stick Decoration composed of silver

Techniques used in production

Coloured
Fretting
Piercing

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.136-2015
Primary reference Number: 204701
Sale number: 268

Audit data

Created: Friday 24 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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