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Chinoiserie Concoction: M.147-2015

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Chinoiserie Concoction

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Chinoiserie folding fan.
Paper leaf with hand coloured etching on plain ivory sticks and guards. Lyonnais decoration style

Notes

History note: Lennox Boyd Estate. Christie's no. 279

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 1760

School or Style

Chinoiserie

Components of the work

Leaf composed of paper
Sticks, Guards composed of ivory

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.147-2015
Primary reference Number: 204712
279
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Chinoiserie Concoction" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/204712 Accessed: 2024-11-22 14:14:04

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