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Diana and Endymion: M.145-2015

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Diana and Endymion

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Folding fan, depicting Diana and Endymion.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on shaped ivory sticks and lacquered decoration.

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 277

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 1740

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks composed of lacquer ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.145-2015
Primary reference Number: 204710
Sale number: 277
69

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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Diana and Endymion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204710 Accessed: 2024-05-01 16:35:10

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